Ornate Shrew vs Melonenthrips

Sorex ornatus compared with Thrips palmi

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Melonenthrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Melonenthrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thysanoptera (Fransenflügler)
Family	Soricidae	Thripidae
Genus	Sorex	Thrips
Species	Sorex ornatus	Thrips palmi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Melonenthrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Melonenthrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Dominica, United States), and South America (Venezuela).