Ornate Shrew vs Sears' Goatgrass

Sorex ornatus compared with Aegilops searsii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Sears' Goatgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sorex	Aegilops
Species	Sorex ornatus	Aegilops searsii

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Sears' Goatgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Sears' Goatgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sears' Goatgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.