Ornate Shrew vs Shrubby Birch

Sorex ornatus compared with Betula humilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Shrubby Birch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Soricidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Sorex	Betula
Species	Sorex ornatus	Betula humilis

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Shrubby Birch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Shrubby Birch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shrubby Birch

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.