Ornate Shrew vs Small shell ginger

Sorex ornatus compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Soricidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Sorex	Alpinia
Species	Sorex ornatus	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Small shell ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.