Flat-skulled Shrew vs Himalayan Marmot

Sorex roboratus compared with Marmota himalayana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Himalayan Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sorex	Marmota
Species	Sorex roboratus	Marmota himalayana

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Himalayan Marmot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Himalayan Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Himalayan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.