Ornate Shrew vs Robbins Spikerush

Sorex ornatus compared with Eleocharis robbinsii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Robbins Spikerush
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	Eleocharis
Species	Sorex ornatus	Eleocharis robbinsii

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Robbins Spikerush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Robbins Spikerush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Robbins Spikerush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.