Dry Rot vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Serpula lacrymans compared with Sorex roboratus

Key Differences

• Dry Rot is Not Evaluated while Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dry Rot	Flat-skulled Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Annelida (Segmented Worms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sabellida (Sabellida)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Serpulidae	Soricidae
Genus	Serpula	Sorex
Species	Serpula lacrymans	Sorex roboratus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dry Rot	Flat-skulled Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dry Rot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.