Flat-skulled Shrew vs Guayaquil Squirrel

Sorex roboratus compared with Sciurus stramineus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Guayaquil Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sorex	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Sorex roboratus	Sciurus stramineus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Guayaquil Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Guayaquil Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guayaquil Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Peru.