Ornate Shrew vs St. John's wort root borer

Sorex ornatus compared with Agrilus hyperici

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while St. John's wort root borer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	St. John's wort root borer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Buprestidae
Genus	Sorex	Agrilus
Species	Sorex ornatus	Agrilus hyperici

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and St. John's wort root borer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

St. John's wort root borer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	St. John's wort root borer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

St. John's wort root borer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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