Flat-skulled Shrew vs forest cockroach

Sorex roboratus compared with Ectobius sylvestris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	forest cockroach
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Blattodea (Blattodea)
Family	Soricidae	Ectobiidae
Genus	Sorex	Ectobius
Species	Sorex roboratus	Ectobius sylvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

forest cockroach

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	forest cockroach
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

forest cockroach

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.