Ornate Shrew vs Red ash

Sorex ornatus compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Sorex	Alphitonia
Species	Sorex ornatus	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Red ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.