Flat-skulled Shrew vs Lesser Violetear

Sorex roboratus compared with Colibri cyanotus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Lesser Violetear
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Sorex	Colibri
Species	Sorex roboratus	Colibri cyanotus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Lesser Violetear share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Violetear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Lesser Violetear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Violetear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.