Dooryard dock vs Ornate Shrew

Rumex longifolius compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dooryard dock	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Polygonaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Rumex	Sorex
Species	Rumex longifolius	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Dooryard dock

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dooryard dock	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dooryard dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.