Cretan Festoon vs Ornate Shrew

Zerynthia cretica compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cretan Festoon	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Papilionidae	Soricidae
Genus	Zerynthia	Sorex
Species	Zerynthia cretica	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cretan Festoon

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cretan Festoon	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cretan Festoon

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.