Ornate Shrew vs Spring Sandwort

Sorex ornatus compared with Sabulina verna

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Spring Sandwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Spring Sandwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Sorex	Sabulina
Species	Sorex ornatus	Sabulina verna

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spring Sandwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Spring Sandwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Sandwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.