Ornate Shrew vs White Chilte

Sorex ornatus compared with Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while White Chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	White Chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cnidoscolus
Species	Sorex ornatus	Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

White Chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	White Chilte
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Chilte

Habitat

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