Ornate Shrew vs Prickly Pole

Sorex ornatus compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Soricidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Sorex	Bactris
Species	Sorex ornatus	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Prickly Pole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Pole

Habitat

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