Long-tailed Cormorant vs Ornate Shrew

Microcarbo africanus compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Cormorant	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Phalacrocoracidae	Soricidae
Genus	Microcarbo	Sorex
Species	Microcarbo africanus	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Cormorant and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Cormorant

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Cormorant	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Cormorant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.