Flat-skulled Shrew vs Headfly

Sorex roboratus compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Muscidae
Genus	Sorex	Hydrotaea
Species	Sorex roboratus	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Headfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.