Flat-skulled Shrew vs Large Carder-bee

Sorex roboratus compared with Bombus muscorum

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Large Carder-bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Large Carder-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	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Sorex	Bombus
Species	Sorex roboratus	Bombus muscorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Large Carder-bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Large Carder-bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Large Carder-bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Carder-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.