Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant vs Long-clawed Shrew

Hemitriccus orbitatus compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Key Differences

• Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant is Near Threatened while Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant	Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tyrannidae	Soricidae
Genus	Hemitriccus	Sorex
Species	Hemitriccus orbitatus	Sorex unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant and Long-clawed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant

NT — Near Threatened

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant	Long-clawed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.