Ornate Shrew vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Sorex ornatus compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Soricidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Sorex	Colchicum
Species	Sorex ornatus	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

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