Ornate Shrew vs Wedgeleaf dock

Sorex ornatus compared with Rumex frutescens

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Wedgeleaf dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Wedgeleaf dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Sorex	Rumex
Species	Sorex ornatus	Rumex frutescens

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Wedgeleaf dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Wedgeleaf dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wedgeleaf dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).