Flat-skulled Shrew vs Foxtail Smut

Sorex roboratus compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Soricidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Sorex	Urocystis
Species	Sorex roboratus	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Foxtail Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.