Flat-skulled Shrew vs Geranium aphid

Sorex roboratus compared with Acyrthosiphon malvae

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Geranium aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Geranium aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Soricidae	Aphididae
Genus	Sorex	Acyrthosiphon
Species	Sorex roboratus	Acyrthosiphon malvae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Geranium aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Geranium aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Geranium aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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