Ornate Shrew vs Rose Rust

Sorex ornatus compared with Phragmidium mucronatum

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Rose Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Rose Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Soricidae	Phragmidiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Phragmidium
Species	Sorex ornatus	Phragmidium mucronatum

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Rose Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Rose Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rose Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).