Love Apple vs Ornate Shrew

Paris polyphylla compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Love Apple is Vulnerable while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Love Apple	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Melanthiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Paris	Sorex
Species	Paris polyphylla	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Love Apple	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Love Apple

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.