Ornate Shrew vs Round-Leaved Feather-Moss

Sorex ornatus compared with Rhynchostegium rotundifolium

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Round-Leaved Feather-Moss is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Round-Leaved Feather-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Soricidae	Brachytheciaceae
Genus	Sorex	Rhynchostegium
Species	Sorex ornatus	Rhynchostegium rotundifolium

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Round-Leaved Feather-Moss

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Round-Leaved Feather-Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round-Leaved Feather-Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg and Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.