Ornate Shrew vs Plaintive Cuckoo

Sorex ornatus compared with Cacomantis merulinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Plaintive Cuckoo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Cuculidae
Genus	Sorex	Cacomantis
Species	Sorex ornatus	Cacomantis merulinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Plaintive Cuckoo share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Plaintive Cuckoo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Plaintive Cuckoo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plaintive Cuckoo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.