Nutmeg vs Ornate Shrew

Myristica fragrans compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

Nutmeg is Data Deficient while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nutmeg	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Myristicaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Myristica	Sorex
Species	Myristica fragrans	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nutmeg	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).