Ornate Shrew vs Plain Clothes

Sorex ornatus compared with Tinea flavescentella

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Plain Clothes is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Plain Clothes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tineidae
Genus	Sorex	Tinea
Species	Sorex ornatus	Tinea flavescentella

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Plain Clothes share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Plain Clothes

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Plain Clothes
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).