Ornate Shrew vs

Sorex ornatus compared with Schizothrix calcicola

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Leptolyngbyales (Leptolyngbyales)
Family	Soricidae	Trichocoleusaceae
Genus	Sorex	Schizothrix
Species	Sorex ornatus	Schizothrix calcicola

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Schizothrix calcicola is a filamentous cyanobacterium known for forming dense, calcareous crusts on rocks and soils in various terrestrial and aquatic habitats. It contains multiple trichomes within a common, multilayered sheath, contributing to biofilm and biocrust formation. Its conservation status is not evaluated.