Ornate Shrew vs potato aphid

Sorex ornatus compared with Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while potato aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	potato aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Soricidae	Aphididae
Genus	Sorex	Macrosiphum
Species	Sorex ornatus	Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

potato aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	potato aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

potato aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (35 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Ecuador).