Currant Stem Girdler vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Agrilus ribesi compared with Sorex roboratus

Key Differences

• Currant Stem Girdler is Data Deficient while Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Currant Stem Girdler	Flat-skulled Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Buprestidae	Soricidae
Genus	Agrilus	Sorex
Species	Agrilus ribesi	Sorex roboratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Currant Stem Girdler and Flat-skulled Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Currant Stem Girdler

DD — Data Deficient

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Currant Stem Girdler	Flat-skulled Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Currant Stem Girdler

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, and United States.

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.