Forcipate Firetail vs Ornate Shrew

Telebasis versicolor compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forcipate Firetail	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Coenagrionidae	Soricidae
Genus	Telebasis	Sorex
Species	Telebasis versicolor	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Forcipate Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forcipate Firetail	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forcipate Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.