Ornate Shrew vs Rough Bluegrass

Sorex ornatus compared with Poa trivialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ornate Shrew Rough Bluegrass
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Poales (Grasses)
Family Soricidae Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus Sorex Poa
Species Sorex ornatus Poa trivialis

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Rough Bluegrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ornate Shrew Rough Bluegrass
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Bluegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, North Korea, Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

Ornate Shrew

No description available.

Rough Bluegrass

No description available.

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