Flat-skulled Shrew vs Glover scale

Sorex roboratus compared with Lepidosaphes gloverii

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Glover scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Glover scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Soricidae	Diaspididae
Genus	Sorex	Lepidosaphes
Species	Sorex roboratus	Lepidosaphes gloverii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Glover scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Glover scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Glover scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (United States).