Button Snakeroot vs Ornate Shrew

Liatris pycnostachya compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Button Snakeroot is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Snakeroot	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Liatris	Sorex
Species	Liatris pycnostachya	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Button Snakeroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Snakeroot	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button Snakeroot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Snakeroot

The Button Snakeroot (Liatris pycnostachya) is a species in the genus Liatris. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.