Highwater Grass vs Ornate Shrew

Sporobolus pumilus compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Highwater Grass	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Sporobolus	Sorex
Species	Sporobolus pumilus	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Highwater Grass

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Highwater Grass	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Highwater Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.