Flat-skulled Shrew vs Kirby's Mason Bee

Sorex roboratus compared with Hoplitis leucomelana

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Kirby's Mason Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Kirby's Mason Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Sorex	Hoplitis
Species	Sorex roboratus	Hoplitis leucomelana

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Kirby's Mason Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Kirby's Mason Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Kirby's Mason Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kirby's Mason Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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