Ornate Shrew vs Small White Aster

Sorex ornatus compared with Symphyotrichum racemosum

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Small White Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Small White Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sorex	Symphyotrichum
Species	Sorex ornatus	Symphyotrichum racemosum

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Small White Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Small White Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small White Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, and United States.