Ornate Shrew vs river moss

Sorex ornatus compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	river moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Soricidae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Sorex	Fontinalis
Species	Sorex ornatus	Fontinalis hypnoides

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	river moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

river moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.