Ornate Shrew vs Water Chickweed

Sorex ornatus compared with Stellaria aquatica

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Water Chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Water Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Sorex	Stellaria
Species	Sorex ornatus	Stellaria aquatica

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Water Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Water Chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.