Flat-skulled Shrew vs Knopper Gall

Sorex roboratus compared with Andricus quercuscalicis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Knopper Gall
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	Cynipidae
Genus	Sorex	Andricus
Species	Sorex roboratus	Andricus quercuscalicis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Knopper Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Knopper Gall
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Knopper Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).