Ornate Shrew vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Sorex ornatus compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Soricidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Sorex	Dologale
Species	Sorex ornatus	Dologale dybowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Pousargues’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.