Beach-Heath vs Ornate Shrew

Hudsonia tomentosa compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Beach-Heath is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach-Heath	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Malvales (Malvenartige)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cistaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hudsonia	Sorex
Species	Hudsonia tomentosa	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Beach-Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach-Heath	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach-Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach-Heath

The Beach-Heath (Hudsonia tomentosa) is a species in the genus Hudsonia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.