Ornate Shrew vs White-tailed Sabrewing

Sorex ornatus compared with Campylopterus ensipennis

Key Differences

• Ornate Shrew is Least Concern while White-tailed Sabrewing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Shrew	White-tailed Sabrewing
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	Campylopterus
Species	Sorex ornatus	Campylopterus ensipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

White-tailed Sabrewing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Shrew	White-tailed Sabrewing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White-tailed Sabrewing

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.