Ornate Shrew vs West Indies cherry

Sorex ornatus compared with Prunus myrtifolia

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while West Indies cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	West Indies cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Sorex	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Sorex ornatus	Prunus myrtifolia

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

West Indies cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	West Indies cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

West Indies cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.