False Buck'S-Beard vs Ornate Shrew

Astilbe japonica compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• False Buck'S-Beard is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Buck'S-Beard	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Saxifragaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Astilbe	Sorex
Species	Astilbe japonica	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

False Buck'S-Beard

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Buck'S-Beard	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Buck'S-Beard

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.