Ornate Shrew vs silver nailroot

Sorex ornatus compared with Paronychia argentea

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while silver nailroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	silver nailroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Sorex	Paronychia
Species	Sorex ornatus	Paronychia argentea

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

silver nailroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	silver nailroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silver nailroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, and Sweden.