Ornate Shrew vs Papuan bandicoot

Sorex ornatus compared with Microperoryctes papuensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Papuan bandicoot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Peramelidae
Genus	Sorex	Microperoryctes
Species	Sorex ornatus	Microperoryctes papuensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Papuan bandicoot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Papuan bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papuan bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.