Ornate Shrew vs Texas toadflax

Sorex ornatus compared with Nuttallanthus texanus

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Texas toadflax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Texas toadflax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Sorex	Nuttallanthus
Species	Sorex ornatus	Nuttallanthus texanus

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Texas toadflax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Texas toadflax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Japan, and United States.