Ornate Shrew vs Spiny Threadwort

Sorex ornatus compared with Cephaloziella spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Spiny Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Soricidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cephaloziella
Species	Sorex ornatus	Cephaloziella spinigera

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Spiny Threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiny Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.