Ornate Shrew vs Peters' Duiker

Sorex ornatus compared with Cephalophus callipygus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Peters' Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Soricidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Sorex	Cephalophus
Species	Sorex ornatus	Cephalophus callipygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Peters' Duiker share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Peters' Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Peters' Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peters' Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.