African Sober vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Aproaerema polychromella compared with Sorex roboratus

Key Differences

• African Sober is Not Evaluated while Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Sober	Flat-skulled Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Gelechiidae	Soricidae
Genus	Aproaerema	Sorex
Species	Aproaerema polychromella	Sorex roboratus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Sober and Flat-skulled Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Sober

NE — Not Evaluated

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Sober	Flat-skulled Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and South Africa.

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Sober

The African Sober (Aproaerema polychromella) is a species in the genus Aproaerema. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.