Flat-skulled Shrew vs Lacustrine Vole

Sorex roboratus compared with Microtus limnophilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flat-skulled Shrew Lacustrine Vole
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Soricidae Cricetidae
Genus Sorex Microtus
Species Sorex roboratus Microtus limnophilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Lacustrine Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lacustrine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flat-skulled Shrew Lacustrine Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lacustrine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-skulled Shrew

No description available.

Lacustrine Vole

No description available.

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