Ornate Shrew vs Variegated Laughingthrush

Sorex ornatus compared with Trochalopteron variegatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	Variegated 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 variegatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Variegated Laughingthrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	Variegated Laughingthrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variegated Laughingthrush

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.