Furrowed Melilot vs Ornate Shrew

Melilotus sulcatus compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Furrowed Melilot is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Furrowed Melilot	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Melilotus	Sorex
Species	Melilotus sulcatus	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Furrowed Melilot

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Furrowed Melilot	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Furrowed Melilot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (United States).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.