Kidney-Leaf Violet vs Ornate Shrew

Viola renifolia compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kidney-Leaf Violet	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Violaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Viola	Sorex
Species	Viola renifolia	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Kidney-Leaf Violet

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kidney-Leaf Violet	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kidney-Leaf Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.