Gray-rumped Swift vs Ornate Shrew

Chaetura cinereiventris compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-rumped Swift	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	Apodidae	Soricidae
Genus	Chaetura	Sorex
Species	Chaetura cinereiventris	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-rumped Swift and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-rumped Swift

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-rumped Swift	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-rumped Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-rumped Swift

Gray-rumped Swift (Chaetura cinereiventris) 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.