Grooved Flax vs Ornate Shrew

Linum sulcatum compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grooved Flax	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Linaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Linum	Sorex
Species	Linum sulcatum	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grooved Flax	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.