Ornate Shrew vs Tripleurospermum

Sorex ornatus compared with Tripleurospermum heterolepis

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Tripleurospermum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Tripleurospermum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sorex	Tripleurospermum
Species	Sorex ornatus	Tripleurospermum heterolepis

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Tripleurospermum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tripleurospermum

Habitat

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