Levantine Skipper vs Ornate Shrew

Thymelicus hyrax compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Levantine Skipper	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hesperiidae	Soricidae
Genus	Thymelicus	Sorex
Species	Thymelicus hyrax	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Levantine Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Levantine Skipper	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Levantine Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and Russia.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.