Flats Silkypuff vs Ornate Shrew

Diastella proteoides compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Flats Silkypuff is Endangered while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flats Silkypuff	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Proteaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Diastella	Sorex
Species	Diastella proteoides	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Flats Silkypuff

EN — Endangered

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flats Silkypuff	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flats Silkypuff

Habitat

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

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.