Flat-skulled Shrew vs Highwater Grass

Sorex roboratus compared with Sporobolus pumilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Highwater Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sorex	Sporobolus
Species	Sorex roboratus	Sporobolus pumilus

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Highwater Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Highwater Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Highwater Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.