Flat-skulled Shrew vs Heather Beetle

Sorex roboratus compared with Lochmaea suturalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Heather Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Sorex	Lochmaea
Species	Sorex roboratus	Lochmaea suturalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Heather Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Heather Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heather Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.