Ornate Shrew vs umkokolo

Sorex ornatus compared with Dovyalis caffra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ornate Shrew umkokolo
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family Soricidae Salicaceae
Genus Sorex Dovyalis
Species Sorex ornatus Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ornate Shrew umkokolo
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Ornate Shrew

No description available.

umkokolo

No description available.

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