Ornate Shrew vs round-leaf cassia

Sorex ornatus compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ornate Shrew round-leaf cassia
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Soricidae Fabaceae
Genus Sorex Chamaecrista
Species Sorex ornatus Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ornate Shrew round-leaf cassia
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Ornate Shrew

No description available.

round-leaf cassia

No description available.

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