Dog Violet vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Viola canina compared with Sorex roboratus

Key Differences

Dog Violet is Vulnerable while Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog Violet	Flat-skulled Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Violaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Viola	Sorex
Species	Viola canina	Sorex roboratus

Conservation Status

Dog Violet

VU — Vulnerable

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog Violet	Flat-skulled Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dog Violet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.