Flat-skulled Shrew vs Four-spotted Chaser

Sorex roboratus compared with Libellula quadrimaculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flat-skulled Shrew Four-spotted Chaser
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Soricidae Libellulidae
Genus Sorex Libellula
Species Sorex roboratus Libellula quadrimaculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Four-spotted Chaser

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flat-skulled Shrew Four-spotted Chaser
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Four-spotted Chaser

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Flat-skulled Shrew

No description available.

Four-spotted Chaser

Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

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