Crey-Cheeked Thrush vs Ornate Shrew

Catharus minimus compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crey-Cheeked Thrush	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	Turdidae	Soricidae
Genus	Catharus	Sorex
Species	Catharus minimus	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crey-Cheeked Thrush and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Crey-Cheeked Thrush

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crey-Cheeked Thrush	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crey-Cheeked Thrush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crey-Cheeked Thrush

Crey-Cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) 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.