black-footed mongoose vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Bdeogale nigripes compared with Sorex roboratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-footed mongoose	Flat-skulled Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Herpestidae	Soricidae
Genus	Bdeogale	Sorex
Species	Bdeogale nigripes	Sorex roboratus

Evolutionary Relationship

black-footed mongoose and Flat-skulled Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black-footed mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-footed mongoose	Flat-skulled Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-footed mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-footed mongoose

The Black-Footed Mongoose (Bdeogale nigripes) is a species in the genus Bdeogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.