Flat-skulled Shrew vs Hispaniolan Pine

Sorex roboratus compared with Pinus occidentalis

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Hispaniolan Pine is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Hispaniolan Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Sorex	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Sorex roboratus	Pinus occidentalis

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hispaniolan Pine

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Hispaniolan Pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hispaniolan Pine

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.