Ornate Shrew vs Wild Ash

Sorex ornatus compared with Fraxinus dimorpha

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Wild Ash is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Wild Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Sorex	Fraxinus
Species	Sorex ornatus	Fraxinus dimorpha

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Wild Ash

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Wild Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Ash

Habitat

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