Ornate Shrew vs Silkbay

Sorex ornatus compared with Persea humilis

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Silkbay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Silkbay
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Soricidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Sorex	Persea
Species	Sorex ornatus	Persea humilis

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Silkbay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Silkbay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkbay

Habitat

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