Ornate Shrew vs Rough Bedstraw

Sorex ornatus compared with Galium asprellum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Rough Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Galium
Species	Sorex ornatus	Galium asprellum

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Rough Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Rough Bedstraw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Bedstraw

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.