Ornate Shrew vs prairie spiderwort

Sorex ornatus compared with Tradescantia occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	prairie spiderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Soricidae	Commelinaceae
Genus	Sorex	Tradescantia
Species	Sorex ornatus	Tradescantia occidentalis

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

prairie spiderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

prairie spiderwort

Habitat

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