Ornate Shrew vs prairie phlox

Sorex ornatus compared with Phlox pilosa

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while prairie phlox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	prairie phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Sorex	Phlox
Species	Sorex ornatus	Phlox pilosa

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

prairie phlox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	prairie phlox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

prairie phlox

Habitat

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