Ornate Shrew vs Red Balau

Sorex ornatus compared with Shorea guiso

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Sorex	Shorea
Species	Sorex ornatus	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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