drill vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Mandrillus leucophaeus compared with Sorex roboratus

Key Differences

• drill is Endangered while Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	drill	Flat-skulled Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Soricidae
Genus	Mandrillus	Sorex
Species	Mandrillus leucophaeus	Sorex roboratus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

drill

EN — Endangered

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	drill	Flat-skulled Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

drill

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.