Broad-ringed White-eye vs Ornate Shrew

Zosterops poliogastrus compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-ringed White-eye	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Zosteropidae	Soricidae
Genus	Zosterops	Sorex
Species	Zosterops poliogastrus	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-ringed White-eye and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Broad-ringed White-eye

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-ringed White-eye	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-ringed White-eye

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Kenya, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-ringed White-eye

The Broad-Ringed White-Eye (Zosterops poliogastrus) is a species in the genus Zosterops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.