Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant vs Caspian Shrew

Ochthoeca fumicolor compared with Crocidura caspica

Key Differences

• Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant is Least Concern while Caspian Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant	Caspian Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tyrannidae	Soricidae
Genus	Ochthoeca	Crocidura
Species	Ochthoeca fumicolor	Crocidura caspica

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant and Caspian Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Caspian Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant	Caspian Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Caspian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca fumicolor) 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.

Caspian Shrew

The Caspian Shrew (Crocidura caspica) is a species in the genus Crocidura. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.