Flat-skulled Shrew vs Hump-backed fly

Sorex roboratus compared with Megaselia rufipes

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Hump-backed fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Hump-backed fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Phoridae
Genus	Sorex	Megaselia
Species	Sorex roboratus	Megaselia rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Hump-backed fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hump-backed fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Hump-backed fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hump-backed fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.