Ornate Shrew vs Páramo Colilargo

Sorex ornatus compared with Microryzomys altissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Páramo Colilargo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sorex	Microryzomys
Species	Sorex ornatus	Microryzomys altissimus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Páramo Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Páramo Colilargo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Páramo Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.