Flat-skulled Shrew vs Hide Beetle

Sorex roboratus compared with Dermestes maculatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hide Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hide Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Colombia).