Ornate Shrew vs Perrin’s Beaked Whale

Sorex ornatus compared with Mesoplodon perrini

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while Perrin’s Beaked Whale is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Perrin’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Soricidae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Sorex	Mesoplodon
Species	Sorex ornatus	Mesoplodon perrini

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Perrin’s Beaked Whale share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Perrin’s Beaked Whale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.