Buff-shouldered Widowbird vs Ornate Shrew

Euplectes psammacromius compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-shouldered Widowbird	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	Ploceidae	Soricidae
Genus	Euplectes	Sorex
Species	Euplectes psammacromius	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-shouldered Widowbird and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Buff-shouldered Widowbird

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-shouldered Widowbird	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-shouldered Widowbird

Habitat

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

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buff-shouldered Widowbird

The Buff-Shouldered Widowbird (Euplectes psammacromius) is a species in the genus Euplectes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.