Light Red Meranti vs Ornate Shrew

Shorea lepidota compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Shorea	Sorex
Species	Shorea lepidota	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.