Ornate Shrew vs Racket-tailed Coquette

Sorex ornatus compared with Discosura longicaudus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Racket-tailed Coquette
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Sorex	Discosura
Species	Sorex ornatus	Discosura longicaudus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Racket-tailed Coquette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Racket-tailed Coquette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Racket-tailed Coquette

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.