Ornate Shrew vs Sacatrapo

Sorex ornatus compared with Caperonia palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Sacatrapo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Caperonia
Species	Sorex ornatus	Caperonia palustris

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Sacatrapo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Sacatrapo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sacatrapo

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (6 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).