Ornate Shrew vs Zedoary

Sorex ornatus compared with Curcuma zedoaria

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Zedoary is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Zedoary
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Soricidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Sorex	Curcuma
Species	Sorex ornatus	Curcuma zedoaria

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Zedoary

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zedoary

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.