flat-backed millipede vs Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Polydesmus complanatus compared with Solisorex pearsoni

Key Differences

• flat-backed millipede is Least Concern while Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flat-backed millipede	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Polydesmidae	Soricidae
Genus	Polydesmus	Solisorex
Species	Polydesmus complanatus	Solisorex pearsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

flat-backed millipede and Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

flat-backed millipede

LC — Least Concern

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flat-backed millipede	Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

flat-backed millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.