Ornate Shrew vs Spurgelaurel

Sorex ornatus compared with Daphne laureola

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Spurgelaurel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Spurgelaurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Thymelaeaceae
Genus	Sorex	Daphne
Species	Sorex ornatus	Daphne laureola

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spurgelaurel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Spurgelaurel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spurgelaurel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).