Ornate Shrew vs Roughback Whipray

Sorex ornatus compared with Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Roughback Whipray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Roughback Whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Sorex	Fluvitrygon
Species	Sorex ornatus	Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Roughback Whipray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Roughback Whipray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Roughback Whipray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Roughback Whipray