Creeping Cotoneaster vs Ornate Shrew

Cotoneaster adpressus compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Creeping Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping Cotoneaster	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Cotoneaster	Sorex
Species	Cotoneaster adpressus	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Creeping Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creeping Cotoneaster	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Creeping Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.