Dwarf Flying Fox vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Sorex roboratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Flat-skulled Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sorex
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Sorex roboratus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Flat-skulled Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.