Ornate Shrew vs Squirrel Corn

Sorex ornatus compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Soricidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Sorex	Dicentra
Species	Sorex ornatus	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Squirrel Corn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.