Cut-Leaf Mallow vs Ornate Shrew

Malva alcea compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Cut-Leaf Mallow is Near Threatened while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cut-Leaf Mallow	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Malvaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Malva	Sorex
Species	Malva alcea	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Cut-Leaf Mallow

NT — Near Threatened

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cut-Leaf Mallow	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cut-Leaf Mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.