Ornate Shrew vs Yellow-legged Clearwing

Sorex ornatus compared with Synanthedon vespiformis

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Yellow-legged Clearwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Yellow-legged Clearwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Sesiidae
Genus	Sorex	Synanthedon
Species	Sorex ornatus	Synanthedon vespiformis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-legged Clearwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Yellow-legged Clearwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-legged Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.