Ornate Shrew vs pignut

Sorex ornatus compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Mesosphaerum
Species	Sorex ornatus	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.