Flat-skulled Shrew vs Highfin dogfish

Sorex roboratus compared with Centroscyllium excelsum

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Highfin dogfish is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Highfin dogfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Soricidae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Sorex	Centroscyllium
Species	Sorex roboratus	Centroscyllium excelsum

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Highfin dogfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Highfin dogfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Highfin dogfish