Ornate Shrew vs Silver-beaked Tanager

Sorex ornatus compared with Ramphocelus carbo

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Silver-beaked Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Thraupidae
Genus	Sorex	Ramphocelus
Species	Sorex ornatus	Ramphocelus carbo

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Silver-beaked Tanager share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Silver-beaked Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Silver-beaked Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver-beaked Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Silver-beaked Tanager

Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo) 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.