Ornate Shrew vs Perfoliate Alexanders

Sorex ornatus compared with Smyrnium perfoliatum

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Perfoliate Alexanders is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Perfoliate Alexanders
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Soricidae	Apiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Smyrnium
Species	Sorex ornatus	Smyrnium perfoliatum

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Perfoliate Alexanders

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Perfoliate Alexanders

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries).