Lorquin’s Blue vs Ornate Shrew

Cupido lorquinii compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lorquin’s Blue	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lycaenidae	Soricidae
Genus	Cupido	Sorex
Species	Cupido lorquinii	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lorquin’s Blue and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lorquin’s Blue

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lorquin’s Blue	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lorquin’s Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.