Fire ant vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Solenopsis geminata compared with Sorex roboratus

Key Differences

• Fire ant is Not Evaluated while Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fire ant	Flat-skulled Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Formicidae	Soricidae
Genus	Solenopsis	Sorex
Species	Solenopsis geminata	Sorex roboratus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fire ant	Flat-skulled Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fire ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Liberia, Mauritius), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Denmark, Spain, Sweden), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.