Common Blue vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Polyommatus icarus compared with Sorex roboratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Common Blue 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 Lycaenidae Soricidae
Genus Polyommatus Sorex
Species Polyommatus icarus Sorex roboratus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Common Blue

LC — Least Concern

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Common Blue Flat-skulled Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Blue

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (40 countries), and North America (United States).

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Blue

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Flat-skulled Shrew

No description available.

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