Dioecious Amaranth vs Ornate Shrew

Amaranthus palmeri compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Dioecious Amaranth is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dioecious Amaranth	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Amaranthus	Sorex
Species	Amaranthus palmeri	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Dioecious Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dioecious Amaranth	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dioecious Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, Cuba).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.