Ornate Shrew vs root-eating beetle

Sorex ornatus compared with Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	root-eating beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Monotomidae
Genus	Sorex	Rhizophagus
Species	Sorex ornatus	Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and root-eating beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

root-eating beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	root-eating beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

root-eating beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.