Ornate Shrew vs Staph beetle

Sorex ornatus compared with Phacophallus pallidipennis

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Staph beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Sorex	Phacophallus
Species	Sorex ornatus	Phacophallus pallidipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Staph beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Staph beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Denmark, Portugal, Sweden), and North America (United States).