Ornate Shrew vs soft needleleaf

Sorex ornatus compared with Polycnemum arvense

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while soft needleleaf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	soft needleleaf
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	Polycnemum
Species	Sorex ornatus	Polycnemum arvense

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

soft needleleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	soft needleleaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

soft needleleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).