Ornate Shrew vs Sun-tailed Monkey

Sorex ornatus compared with Allochrocebus solatus

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Sun-tailed Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Sun-tailed Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Sorex	Allochrocebus
Species	Sorex ornatus	Allochrocebus solatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Sun-tailed Monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Sun-tailed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Sun-tailed Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sun-tailed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.