Ornate Shrew vs Toothwort

Sorex ornatus compared with Lathraea squamaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Toothwort
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	Lathraea
Species	Sorex ornatus	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.