Ornate Shrew vs Squash / Pumpkin

Sorex ornatus compared with Cucurbita moschata

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Squash / Pumpkin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Squash / Pumpkin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Soricidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cucurbita
Species	Sorex ornatus	Cucurbita moschata

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Squash / Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Squash / Pumpkin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squash / Pumpkin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).