Ornate Shrew vs Scotch Burnet

Sorex ornatus compared with Zygaena exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Scotch Burnet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Zygaenidae
Genus	Sorex	Zygaena
Species	Sorex ornatus	Zygaena exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Scotch Burnet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scotch Burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.