Ornate Shrew vs Small Sallow Mining Bee

Sorex ornatus compared with Andrena praecox

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Small Sallow Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Sorex	Andrena
Species	Sorex ornatus	Andrena praecox

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Small Sallow Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Small Sallow Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Small Sallow Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Sallow Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.