Flat-skulled Shrew vs La Plata skate

Sorex roboratus compared with Atlantoraja platana

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while La Plata skate is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	La Plata skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Sorex	Atlantoraja
Species	Sorex roboratus	Atlantoraja platana

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and La Plata skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

La Plata skate

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	La Plata skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

La Plata skate