Flat-skulled Shrew vs Gilliard's Flying Fox

Sorex roboratus compared with Pteropus gilliardorum

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sorex	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sorex roboratus	Pteropus gilliardorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Gilliard's Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.