Horsetail vs Ornate Shrew

Equisetum laevigatum compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Horsetail is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Horsetail	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Equisetales (Equisetales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Equisetaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Equisetum	Sorex
Species	Equisetum laevigatum	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Horsetail	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.