Madiera cranesbill vs Ornate Shrew

Geranium maderense compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Madiera cranesbill is Critically Endangered while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madiera cranesbill	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Geraniales (Geraniales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Geraniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Geranium	Sorex
Species	Geranium maderense	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Madiera cranesbill

CR — Critically Endangered

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madiera cranesbill	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madiera cranesbill

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.