Old Man'S Beard vs Ornate Shrew

Tillandsia usneoides compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Old Man'S Beard	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Bromeliaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Tillandsia	Sorex
Species	Tillandsia usneoides	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Old Man'S Beard

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Old Man'S Beard	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Old Man'S Beard

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).