Ornate Shrew vs Sweet Trillium

Sorex ornatus compared with Trillium vaseyi

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Sweet Trillium is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Sweet Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Soricidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Trillium
Species	Sorex ornatus	Trillium vaseyi

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Sweet Trillium

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Sweet Trillium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweet Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.