Field Foxtail vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Alopecurus pratensis compared with Sorex roboratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Field Foxtail Flat-skulled Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Poales (Grasses) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Poaceae (Grass Family) Soricidae
Genus Alopecurus Sorex
Species Alopecurus pratensis Sorex roboratus

Conservation Status

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Field Foxtail Flat-skulled Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Foxtail

No description available.

Flat-skulled Shrew

No description available.

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