Coppery Thorntail vs Ornate Shrew

Discosura letitiae compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Coppery Thorntail is Data Deficient while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Thorntail	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Trochilidae	Soricidae
Genus	Discosura	Sorex
Species	Discosura letitiae	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Coppery Thorntail and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Coppery Thorntail

DD — Data Deficient

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Thorntail	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Thorntail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.