Ornate Shrew vs Short-tailed river stingray

Sorex ornatus compared with Potamotrygon brachyura

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Short-tailed river stingray is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Short-tailed river stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Potamotrygonidae
Genus	Sorex	Potamotrygon
Species	Sorex ornatus	Potamotrygon brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Short-tailed river stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Short-tailed river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Short-tailed river stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-tailed river stingray