Ornate Shrew vs Richardson’s Willow

Sorex ornatus compared with Salix richardsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Richardson’s Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Sorex	Salix
Species	Sorex ornatus	Salix richardsonii

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Richardson’s Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Richardson’s Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Richardson’s Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.