Ornate Shrew vs Sand Violet

Sorex ornatus compared with Viola fimbriatula

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Sand Violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Sand Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Violaceae
Genus	Sorex	Viola
Species	Sorex ornatus	Viola fimbriatula

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Sand Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Sand Violet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.