Flat-skulled Shrew vs Herb Robert

Sorex roboratus compared with Geranium robertianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flat-skulled Shrew Herb Robert
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family Soricidae Geraniaceae
Genus Sorex Geranium
Species Sorex roboratus Geranium robertianum

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Herb Robert

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flat-skulled Shrew Herb Robert
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Herb Robert

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile).

Flat-skulled Shrew

No description available.

Herb Robert

No description available.

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