Flat-skulled Shrew vs Horsetail

Sorex roboratus compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Soricidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Sorex	Equisetum
Species	Sorex roboratus	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Horsetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.