Ornate Shrew vs Subterranean clover

Sorex ornatus compared with Trifolium subterraneum

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Subterranean clover is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Subterranean clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sorex	Trifolium
Species	Sorex ornatus	Trifolium subterraneum

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Subterranean clover

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Subterranean clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Subterranean clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.