Ornate Shrew vs purple marbled

Sorex ornatus compared with Eublemma ostrina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	purple marbled
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Sorex	Eublemma
Species	Sorex ornatus	Eublemma ostrina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

purple marbled

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

purple marbled

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden.