Ornate Shrew vs Tome's spiny rat

Sorex ornatus compared with Proechimys semispinosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Tome's spiny rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Sorex	Proechimys
Species	Sorex ornatus	Proechimys semispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Tome's spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Tome's spiny rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Tome's spiny rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tome's spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.