Fawn-breasted Brilliant vs Ornate Shrew

Heliodoxa rubinoides compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-breasted Brilliant	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	Heliodoxa	Sorex
Species	Heliodoxa rubinoides	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fawn-breasted Brilliant and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn-breasted Brilliant	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides) 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.