Ornate Shrew vs purple dropseed

Sorex ornatus compared with Sporobolus purpurascens

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while purple dropseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	purple dropseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sorex	Sporobolus
Species	Sorex ornatus	Sporobolus purpurascens

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

purple dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	purple dropseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

purple dropseed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.