High mallow vs Ornate Shrew

Malva sylvestris compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank High mallow Ornate Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Malvales (Malvales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Malvaceae Soricidae
Genus Malva Sorex
Species Malva sylvestris Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

High mallow

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute High mallow Ornate Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

High mallow

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Zimbabwe), Asia (6 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

High mallow

No description available.

Ornate Shrew

No description available.

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