Lesser Spearwort vs Ornate Shrew

Ranunculus flammula compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spearwort	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Ranunculus	Sorex
Species	Ranunculus flammula	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Lesser Spearwort

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spearwort	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.