Flat-skulled Shrew vs Fringed rue

Sorex roboratus compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Soricidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Sorex	Ruta
Species	Sorex roboratus	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).