Ornate Shrew vs Taiga tick

Sorex ornatus compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Soricidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Sorex	Ixodes
Species	Sorex ornatus	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Taiga tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Taiga tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.