Flat-skulled Shrew vs floating crystalwort

Sorex roboratus compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	floating crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Soricidae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Sorex	Riccia
Species	Sorex roboratus	Riccia fluitans

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	floating crystalwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.