Hook-Lobed Dandelion vs Ornate Shrew

Taraxacum hamatum compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hook-Lobed Dandelion	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Taraxacum	Sorex
Species	Taraxacum hamatum	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Hook-Lobed Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hook-Lobed Dandelion	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hook-Lobed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.