Ornate Shrew vs Redroot amaranth

Sorex ornatus compared with Amaranthus retroflexus

Key Differences

  • Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Redroot amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ornate Shrew Redroot amaranth
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Soricidae Amaranthaceae
Genus Sorex Amaranthus
Species Sorex ornatus Amaranthus retroflexus

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Redroot amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ornate Shrew Redroot amaranth
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redroot amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Ornate Shrew

No description available.

Redroot amaranth

No description available.

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