Fen Ragwort vs Ornate Shrew

Jacobaea paludosa compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Fen Ragwort is Vulnerable while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fen Ragwort	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	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Jacobaea	Sorex
Species	Jacobaea paludosa	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Fen Ragwort

VU — Vulnerable

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fen Ragwort	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fen Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.