Ornate Shrew vs Pink Coreopsis

Sorex ornatus compared with Coreopsis rosea

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Pink Coreopsis is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Pink Coreopsis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sorex	Coreopsis
Species	Sorex ornatus	Coreopsis rosea

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pink Coreopsis

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pink Coreopsis

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.