Arizona Shrew vs Little Big-eared Bat

Sorex arizonae compared with Micronycteris megalotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arizona Shrew Little Big-eared Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Soricidae Phyllostomidae
Genus Sorex Micronycteris
Species Sorex arizonae Micronycteris megalotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Shrew and Little Big-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Arizona Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Little Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arizona Shrew Little Big-eared Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Arizona Shrew

The Arizona Shrew, Sorex arizonae, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Big-eared Bat

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia