Ornate Shrew vs River Bulrush

Sorex ornatus compared with Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while River Bulrush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	River Bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Sorex	Bolboschoenus
Species	Sorex ornatus	Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

River Bulrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	River Bulrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River Bulrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.