Buzzy lizzy vs Ornate Shrew

Impatiens walleriana compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Buzzy lizzy is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buzzy lizzy	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Balsaminaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Impatiens	Sorex
Species	Impatiens walleriana	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Buzzy lizzy

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buzzy lizzy	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buzzy lizzy

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buzzy lizzy

The Buzzy lizzy (Impatiens walleriana) is a species in the genus Impatiens. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.