Ornate Shrew vs pygmy arrowhead

Sorex ornatus compared with Sagittaria pygmaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	pygmy arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Soricidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Sorex	Sagittaria
Species	Sorex ornatus	Sagittaria pygmaea

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

pygmy arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	pygmy arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pygmy arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.