Ornate Shrew vs Squamulose Maya

Sorex ornatus compared with Miconia squamulosa

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Squamulose Maya is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Squamulose Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Soricidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Sorex	Miconia
Species	Sorex ornatus	Miconia squamulosa

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Squamulose Maya

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Squamulose Maya
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squamulose Maya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.