Ornate Shrew vs velvetweed

Sorex ornatus compared with Oenothera curtiflora

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while velvetweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	velvetweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Soricidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Sorex	Oenothera
Species	Sorex ornatus	Oenothera curtiflora

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

velvetweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

velvetweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Canada, Japan, and United States.