Flat-skulled Shrew vs Guildford Piercer

Sorex roboratus compared with Pammene agnotana

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Guildford Piercer is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Guildford Piercer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Sorex	Pammene
Species	Sorex roboratus	Pammene agnotana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Guildford Piercer

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Guildford Piercer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guildford Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.