Blue-grey Tanager vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Thraupis episcopus compared with Sorex roboratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-grey Tanager	Flat-skulled Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Thraupidae	Soricidae
Genus	Thraupis	Sorex
Species	Thraupis episcopus	Sorex roboratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-grey Tanager and Flat-skulled Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blue-grey Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-grey Tanager	Flat-skulled Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-grey Tanager

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, Peru, and Venezuela.

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-grey Tanager

Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.