Ornate Shrew vs scurvy-grass

Sorex ornatus compared with Cochlearia officinalis

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while scurvy-grass is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	scurvy-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Soricidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cochlearia
Species	Sorex ornatus	Cochlearia officinalis

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

scurvy-grass

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	scurvy-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scurvy-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.