Ornate Shrew vs yellow flax

Sorex ornatus compared with Linum flavum

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while yellow flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	yellow flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Linaceae
Genus	Sorex	Linum
Species	Sorex ornatus	Linum flavum

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

yellow flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	yellow flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow flax

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Japan.