gratiola vs Ornate Shrew

Gratiola officinalis compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• gratiola is Critically Endangered while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gratiola	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Gratiola	Sorex
Species	Gratiola officinalis	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gratiola	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.