Ornate Shrew vs Sallow Kitten

Sorex ornatus compared with Furcula furcula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Sallow Kitten
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Notodontidae
Genus	Sorex	Furcula
Species	Sorex ornatus	Furcula furcula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Kitten

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Sallow Kitten
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Kitten

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.