Ornate Shrew vs Pink Turtlehead

Sorex ornatus compared with Chelone lyonii

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Pink Turtlehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Pink Turtlehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Sorex	Chelone
Species	Sorex ornatus	Chelone lyonii

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pink Turtlehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pink Turtlehead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.