Ornate Shrew vs Stringwood

Sorex ornatus compared with Acalypha rubrinervis

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Stringwood is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Stringwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Acalypha
Species	Sorex ornatus	Acalypha rubrinervis

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Stringwood

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Stringwood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stringwood

Habitat

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