Ornate Shrew vs Scots pine blister rust

Sorex ornatus compared with Cronartium pini

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Scots pine blister rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Scots pine blister rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Soricidae	Cronartiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cronartium
Species	Sorex ornatus	Cronartium pini

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Scots pine blister rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Scots pine blister rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scots pine blister rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.