Ornate Shrew vs pitted-bluegrass

Sorex ornatus compared with Bothriochloa decipiens

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while pitted-bluegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	pitted-bluegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sorex	Bothriochloa
Species	Sorex ornatus	Bothriochloa decipiens

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

pitted-bluegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	pitted-bluegrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pitted-bluegrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.