Ornate Shrew vs Waved Silk-moss

Sorex ornatus compared with Plagiothecium undulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Waved Silk-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Soricidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Sorex	Plagiothecium
Species	Sorex ornatus	Plagiothecium undulatum

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Waved Silk-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Waved Silk-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Silk-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.