False Swift vs Ornate Shrew

Borbo fallax compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Swift	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hesperiidae	Soricidae
Genus	Borbo	Sorex
Species	Borbo fallax	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Swift and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Swift

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Swift	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Swift

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.