Large False Serotine vs Ornate Shrew

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Soricidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Sorex
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.