Ornate Shrew vs southern elder

Sorex ornatus compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Soricidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Sorex	Sambucus
Species	Sorex ornatus	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	southern elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.