Flat-skulled Shrew vs Flea

Sorex roboratus compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Soricidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Sorex	Ctenocephalides
Species	Sorex roboratus	Ctenocephalides canis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).