chilte vs Ornate Shrew

Cnidoscolus elasticus compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• chilte is Vulnerable while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chilte	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cnidoscolus	Sorex
Species	Cnidoscolus elasticus	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chilte	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chilte

Habitat

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

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.