field cudweed vs Ornate Shrew

Filago arvensis compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• field cudweed is Near Threatened while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	field cudweed	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	Filago	Sorex
Species	Filago arvensis	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

field cudweed

NT — Near Threatened

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	field cudweed	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

field cudweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.