Ornate Shrew vs spear grass

Sorex ornatus compared with Nassella hyalina

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while spear grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	spear 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	Nassella
Species	Sorex ornatus	Nassella hyalina

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

spear grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	spear grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spear grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, and Sweden.