Ornate Shrew vs Slender Bedstraw

Sorex ornatus compared with Galium pumilum

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Slender Bedstraw is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Slender Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Galium
Species	Sorex ornatus	Galium pumilum

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Slender Bedstraw

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Slender Bedstraw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.