Flat-skulled Shrew vs Golden Clover

Sorex roboratus compared with Trifolium aureum

Key Differences

  • Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Golden Clover is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flat-skulled Shrew Golden Clover
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Soricidae Fabaceae
Genus Sorex Trifolium
Species Sorex roboratus Trifolium aureum

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Golden Clover

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flat-skulled Shrew Golden Clover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden Clover

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Flat-skulled Shrew

No description available.

Golden Clover

No description available.

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