Ornate Shrew vs Round-spotted Major

Sorex ornatus compared with Oxycera dives

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Round-spotted Major is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Round-spotted Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Sorex	Oxycera
Species	Sorex ornatus	Oxycera dives

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Round-spotted Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Round-spotted Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Round-spotted Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round-spotted Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.