Gold-bent midget vs Ornate Shrew

Phyllonorycter roboris compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold-bent midget	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Gracillariidae	Soricidae
Genus	Phyllonorycter	Sorex
Species	Phyllonorycter roboris	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gold-bent midget and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gold-bent midget

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold-bent midget	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gold-bent midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.