Ornate Shrew vs tayuya

Sorex ornatus compared with Cayaponia tayuya

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while tayuya is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	tayuya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Soricidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cayaponia
Species	Sorex ornatus	Cayaponia tayuya

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

tayuya

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tayuya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.