Ornate Shrew vs Cotonéaster

Sorex ornatus compared with Cotoneaster pannosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Cotonéaster
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Sorex	Cotoneaster
Species	Sorex ornatus	Cotoneaster pannosus

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Cotonéaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cotonéaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Uruguay).