Ornate Shrew vs Wild Pimento

Sorex ornatus compared with Pimenta jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Wild Pimento is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Soricidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Sorex	Pimenta
Species	Sorex ornatus	Pimenta jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Wild Pimento

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Pimento

Habitat

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