Ornate shrew
Sorex ornatus
mammalView on iNaturalist
CA Special Concern
Ornate shrew is a Species of Special Concern
Tiny dark shrew with sharp snout and rapid metabolism. Hunts soil invertebrates and insects; indicator species for healthy, undisturbed Bay Area habitats.
Plants that support Ornate shrew
5 plants
Andrew's Clintonia
Clintonia andrewsiana
geophyte
browse on leaf litter and low vegetation
Bay Area native
California black-flowering sedge
Carex nudata
perennial herb
uses dense sedge clumps for cover and nesting tunnels
Bay Area native
Cliff Sword Fern
Polystichum imbricans subsp. imbricans
fern
forages for invertebrates in frond litter and under foliage year-round
Bay Area native
Five-finger Fern
Adiantum aleuticum
fern
dense frond cover for foraging and nesting in moist woodland understory
Bay Area native
Sedge*
Carex serratodens
grass
uses dense sedge clumps as cover and foraging habitat in wet meadows
Bay Area native