Ornate Shrew vs Orosne

Sorex ornatus compared with Polygala paniculata

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Orosne is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Orosne
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Polygalaceae
Genus	Sorex	Polygala
Species	Sorex ornatus	Polygala paniculata

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Orosne

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orosne

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (7 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).