Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Ornate Shrew

Nymphoides cordata compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Nymphoides	Sorex
Species	Nymphoides cordata	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.