Fen Square-spot vs Ornate Shrew

Diarsia florida compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fen Square-spot Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Noctuidae Soricidae
Genus Diarsia Sorex
Species Diarsia florida Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fen Square-spot and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fen Square-spot

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fen Square-spot Ornate Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fen Square-spot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fen Square-spot

No description available.

Ornate Shrew

No description available.

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