Mountain Small White vs Ornate Shrew

Pieris ergane compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Small White	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	Pieridae	Soricidae
Genus	Pieris	Sorex
Species	Pieris ergane	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Small White and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Small White

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Small White	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Small White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.