Ornate Shrew vs

Sorex ornatus compared with Pedobacter ruber

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Soricidae	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Sorex	Pedobacter
Species	Sorex ornatus	Pedobacter ruber

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

Pedobacter ruber is a Gram-negative bacterium in the family Sphingobacteriaceae, named for its distinctive red-pigmented colonies. It was isolated from soil environments and is aerobic, non-motile, and rod-shaped. Members of the genus Pedobacter are widely distributed in soil and freshwater habitats where they participate in organic matter decomposition.