fox tapeworm vs Ornate Shrew

Echinococcus multilocularis compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• fox tapeworm is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	fox tapeworm	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cestoda (Cestoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Taeniidae	Soricidae
Genus	Echinococcus	Sorex
Species	Echinococcus multilocularis	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

fox tapeworm and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

fox tapeworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	fox tapeworm	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

fox tapeworm

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Japan, Norway, Poland, and Sweden.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.