Marbled Minor vs Ornate Shrew

Oligia strigilis compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marbled Minor	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	Noctuidae	Soricidae
Genus	Oligia	Sorex
Species	Oligia strigilis	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Marbled Minor and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Marbled Minor

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marbled Minor	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marbled Minor

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.