Flat-skulled Shrew vs Sapphire-spangled Emerald

Sorex roboratus compared with Chionomesa lactea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Sapphire-spangled Emerald
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	Chionomesa
Species	Sorex roboratus	Chionomesa lactea

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Sapphire-spangled Emerald share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Sapphire-spangled Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.