Ornate Shrew vs Rowan Ermel

Sorex ornatus compared with Swammerdamia compunctella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Rowan Ermel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Yponomeutidae
Genus	Sorex	Swammerdamia
Species	Sorex ornatus	Swammerdamia compunctella

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Rowan Ermel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Rowan Ermel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Rowan Ermel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rowan Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.