Ornate Shrew vs Streamside Swordfern

Sorex ornatus compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Soricidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Sorex	Nephrolepis
Species	Sorex ornatus	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.