Ornate Shrew vs Relaxgrass

Sorex ornatus compared with Muhlenbergia cenchroides

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Relaxgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Relaxgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sorex	Muhlenbergia
Species	Sorex ornatus	Muhlenbergia cenchroides

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Relaxgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Relaxgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Relaxgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.