Flat-skulled Shrew vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Sorex roboratus compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
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	Calomyscidae
Genus	Sorex	Calomyscus
Species	Sorex roboratus	Calomyscus hotsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.