Herb Robert vs Ornate Shrew

Geranium robertianum compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Herb Robert Ornate Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Geraniales (Geraniales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Geraniaceae Soricidae
Genus Geranium Sorex
Species Geranium robertianum Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Herb Robert

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Herb Robert Ornate Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Herb Robert

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Herb Robert

No description available.

Ornate Shrew

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia