Ornate Shrew vs Soft-Tuft Panic Grass

Sorex ornatus compared with Dichanthelium laxiflorum

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Soft-Tuft Panic Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Soft-Tuft Panic Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sorex	Dichanthelium
Species	Sorex ornatus	Dichanthelium laxiflorum

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Soft-Tuft Panic Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Soft-Tuft Panic Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soft-Tuft Panic Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.