Ornate Shrew vs thyme broomrape

Sorex ornatus compared with Orobanche alba

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while thyme broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	thyme broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Sorex	Orobanche
Species	Sorex ornatus	Orobanche alba

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

thyme broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	thyme broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

thyme broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.