Ornate Shrew vs Slender-billed Starling

Sorex ornatus compared with Onychognathus tenuirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Slender-billed Starling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Sturnidae
Genus	Sorex	Onychognathus
Species	Sorex ornatus	Onychognathus tenuirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Shrew and Slender-billed Starling share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Slender-billed Starling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Slender-billed Starling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender-billed Starling

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.