Flat-skulled Shrew vs Gray-backed Tailorbird

Sorex roboratus compared with Orthotomus derbianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Gray-backed Tailorbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Cisticolidae
Genus	Sorex	Orthotomus
Species	Sorex roboratus	Orthotomus derbianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Gray-backed Tailorbird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gray-backed Tailorbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Gray-backed Tailorbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-backed Tailorbird

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.