Chestnut-backed Antbird vs Gansu Shrew

Myrmeciza exsul compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-backed Antbird is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-backed Antbird	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Thamnophilidae	Soricidae
Genus	Myrmeciza	Sorex
Species	Myrmeciza exsul	Sorex cansulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-backed Antbird and Gansu Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-backed Antbird

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-backed Antbird	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-backed Antbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-backed Antbird

The Chestnut-backed Antbird (Myrmeciza exsul) is a species in the genus Myrmeciza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.