Cryptic Wood White vs Ornate Shrew

Leptidea juvernica compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cryptic Wood White	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	Pieridae	Soricidae
Genus	Leptidea	Sorex
Species	Leptidea juvernica	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cryptic Wood White and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cryptic Wood White

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cryptic Wood White	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cryptic Wood White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.