Ornate Shrew vs Poison Sumac

Sorex ornatus compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Soricidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Toxicodendron
Species	Sorex ornatus	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Poison Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.