Ornate Shrew vs Zipperback

Sorex ornatus compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Zipperback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Sorex	Chrysotoxum
Species	Sorex ornatus	Chrysotoxum elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Zipperback share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.