narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth vs Ornate Shrew

Hemaris tityus compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth is Near Threatened while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth	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	Sphingidae	Soricidae
Genus	Hemaris	Sorex
Species	Hemaris tityus	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

NT — Near Threatened

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.