drill vs Ornate Shrew

Mandrillus leucophaeus compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• drill is Endangered while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	drill	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Soricidae
Genus	Mandrillus	Sorex
Species	Mandrillus leucophaeus	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

drill and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

drill

EN — Endangered

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	drill	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

drill

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.