Foxtail copperleaf vs Ornate Shrew

Acalypha alopecuroidea compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail copperleaf	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Acalypha	Sorex
Species	Acalypha alopecuroidea	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Foxtail copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Foxtail copperleaf	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foxtail copperleaf

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Samoa, and United States.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.