marsh dock vs Ornate Shrew

Rumex palustris compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marsh dock	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Polygonaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Rumex	Sorex
Species	Rumex palustris	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

marsh dock

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	marsh dock	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

marsh dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.