Flat-skulled Shrew vs Flax Flea Beetle

Sorex roboratus compared with Longitarsus parvulus

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Flax Flea Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Flax Flea Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Sorex	Longitarsus
Species	Sorex roboratus	Longitarsus parvulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Flax Flea Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Flax Flea Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flax Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.