Large-winged wingnut vs Ornate Shrew

Pterocarya macroptera compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

  • Large-winged wingnut is Vulnerable while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Large-winged wingnut Ornate Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fagales (Beeches & Oaks) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Juglandaceae Soricidae
Genus Pterocarya Sorex
Species Pterocarya macroptera Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Large-winged wingnut

VU — Vulnerable

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Large-winged wingnut Ornate Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-winged wingnut

Habitat

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

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-winged wingnut

No description available.

Ornate Shrew

No description available.

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