ground cholla vs Ornate Shrew

Cylindropuntia echinocarpa compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ground cholla	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cactaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cylindropuntia	Sorex
Species	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

ground cholla

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ground cholla	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ground cholla

Habitat

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

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.