bog-asphodel vs Ornate Shrew

Narthecium americanum compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• bog-asphodel is Extinct while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bog-asphodel	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Nartheciaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Narthecium	Sorex
Species	Narthecium americanum	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

bog-asphodel

EX — Extinct

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bog-asphodel	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bog-asphodel

Habitat

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

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bog-asphodel

The bog-asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is a species in the genus Narthecium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.