Ornate Shrew vs Slender Russian-Thistle

Sorex ornatus compared with Salsola collina

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Slender Russian-Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Slender Russian-Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Sorex	Salsola
Species	Sorex ornatus	Salsola collina

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Slender Russian-Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Slender Russian-Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Russian-Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).