field slug vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Deroceras agreste compared with Sorex roboratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank field slug Flat-skulled Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Mollusca (Mollusks) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Gastropoda (Gastropoda) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Agriolimacidae Soricidae
Genus Deroceras Sorex
Species Deroceras agreste Sorex roboratus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

field slug

LC — Least Concern

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute field slug Flat-skulled Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

field slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay).

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field slug

No description available.

Flat-skulled Shrew

No description available.

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