Ornate Shrew vs Wormseed

Sorex ornatus compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Sorex	Dysphania
Species	Sorex ornatus	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).