Ornate Shrew vs Slender Borage

Sorex ornatus compared with Borago pygmaea

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Slender Borage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Slender Borage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Soricidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Sorex	Borago
Species	Sorex ornatus	Borago pygmaea

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Slender Borage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Borage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.