Mellet's Downy-back vs Ornate Shrew

Ophonus melletii compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mellet's Downy-back	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Carabidae	Soricidae
Genus	Ophonus	Sorex
Species	Ophonus melletii	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mellet's Downy-back and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mellet's Downy-back

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mellet's Downy-back	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mellet's Downy-back

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.