Narrow-leafed Ash vs Ornate Shrew

Fraxinus angustifolia compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Narrow-leafed Ash Ornate Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Lamiales (Lamiales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Oleaceae Soricidae
Genus Fraxinus Sorex
Species Fraxinus angustifolia Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Narrow-leafed Ash

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Narrow-leafed Ash Ornate Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-leafed Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-leafed Ash

No description available.

Ornate Shrew

No description available.

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