Ornate Shrew vs Shining Pot Beetle

Sorex ornatus compared with Cryptocephalus nitidulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Shining Pot Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Sorex	Cryptocephalus
Species	Sorex ornatus	Cryptocephalus nitidulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Shining Pot Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Shining Pot Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Shining Pot Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shining Pot Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.