Ornate Shrew vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Sorex ornatus compared with Sargus flavipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ornate Shrew Yellow-legged Centurion
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Soricidae Stratiomyidae
Genus Sorex Sargus
Species Sorex ornatus Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Yellow-legged Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ornate Shrew Yellow-legged Centurion
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ornate Shrew

No description available.

Yellow-legged Centurion

No description available.

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