Flat-skulled Shrew vs Irish Major

Sorex roboratus compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Irish Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Sorex	Oxycera
Species	Sorex roboratus	Oxycera fallenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Irish Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Irish Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.