Ornate Shrew vs tree mallow

Sorex ornatus compared with Malva arborea

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while tree mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	tree mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Sorex	Malva
Species	Sorex ornatus	Malva arborea

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

tree mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	tree mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tree mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, South Africa), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).