Murray Plum vs Ornate Shrew

Prunus murrayana compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Murray Plum is Critically Endangered while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Murray Plum	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)	Sorex
Species	Prunus murrayana	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Murray Plum

CR — Critically Endangered

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Murray Plum	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Murray Plum

Habitat

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

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.