Ornate Shrew vs Variable watermilfoil

Sorex ornatus compared with Myriophyllum heterophyllum

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Variable watermilfoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Variable watermilfoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Soricidae	Haloragaceae
Genus	Sorex	Myriophyllum
Species	Sorex ornatus	Myriophyllum heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Variable watermilfoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Variable watermilfoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable watermilfoil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, Cuba, United States).