Ornate Shrew vs Parasitoid wasp

Sorex ornatus compared with Aphelinus mali

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Parasitoid wasp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Parasitoid wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Aphelinidae
Genus	Sorex	Aphelinus
Species	Sorex ornatus	Aphelinus mali

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Parasitoid wasp share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Parasitoid wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Parasitoid wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parasitoid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile, Peru).