Ornate Shrew vs scimitar-bean

Sorex ornatus compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sorex	Canavalia
Species	Sorex ornatus	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	scimitar-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).