Least snoutbean vs Ornate Shrew

Rhynchosia minima compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least snoutbean	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Rhynchosia	Sorex
Species	Rhynchosia minima	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Least snoutbean

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least snoutbean	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Least snoutbean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).