Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Smith's Shrew

Cormura brevirostris compared with Chodsigoa smithii

Key Differences

  • Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Smith's Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut Sac-winged Bat Smith's Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Emballonuridae Soricidae
Genus Cormura Chodsigoa
Species Cormura brevirostris Chodsigoa smithii

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat and Smith's Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Smith's Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut Sac-winged Bat Smith's Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Smith's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

The Chestnut Sac-winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a species in the genus Cormura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smith's Shrew

No description available.

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