Jointed Charlock vs Ornate Shrew

Raphanus raphanistrum compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Jointed Charlock Ornate Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Brassicales (Brassicales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Brassicaceae Soricidae
Genus Raphanus Sorex
Species Raphanus raphanistrum Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Jointed Charlock

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Jointed Charlock Ornate Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jointed Charlock

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jointed Charlock

No description available.

Ornate Shrew

No description available.

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