blue grama vs Ornate Shrew

Bouteloua gracilis compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank blue grama Ornate Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Poales (Grasses) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Poaceae (Grass Family) Soricidae
Genus Bouteloua Sorex
Species Bouteloua gracilis Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

blue grama

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute blue grama Ornate Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

blue grama

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

blue grama

The Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis) is a species in the genus Bouteloua. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Ornate Shrew

No description available.

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