Ornate Shrew vs Silver-eared Laughingthrush

Sorex ornatus compared with Trochalopteron melanostigma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Silver-eared Laughingthrush
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Leiothrichidae
Genus	Sorex	Trochalopteron
Species	Sorex ornatus	Trochalopteron melanostigma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Silver-eared Laughingthrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Silver-eared Laughingthrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver-eared Laughingthrush

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.