Ornate Shrew vs parma wallaby

Sorex ornatus compared with Macropus parma

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while parma wallaby is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	parma wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Soricidae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Sorex	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Sorex ornatus	Macropus parma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

parma wallaby

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	parma wallaby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

parma wallaby

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Found in New Zealand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.