False Loosestrife vs Ornate Shrew

Ludwigia polycarpa compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Loosestrife	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Onagraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Ludwigia	Sorex
Species	Ludwigia polycarpa	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

False Loosestrife

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Loosestrife	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Loosestrife

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.