cardinal beetle vs Ornate Shrew

Pyrochroa serraticornis compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• cardinal beetle is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cardinal beetle	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pyrochroidae	Soricidae
Genus	Pyrochroa	Sorex
Species	Pyrochroa serraticornis	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

cardinal beetle and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

cardinal beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cardinal beetle	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cardinal beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cardinal beetle

The Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis) is a species in the genus Pyrochroa. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.