Crowded Cuplet vs Ornate Shrew

Merismodes fasciculata compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Crowded Cuplet is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowded Cuplet	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Niaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Merismodes	Sorex
Species	Merismodes fasciculata	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Crowded Cuplet

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowded Cuplet	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowded Cuplet

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.