Ornate Shrew vs Quito-orange

Sorex ornatus compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Soricidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Sorex	Solanum
Species	Sorex ornatus	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Quito-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quito-orange

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (Colombia).