Flat-skulled Shrew vs Large-eared Hutia

Sorex roboratus compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Large-eared Hutia
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	Capromyidae
Genus	Sorex	Mesocapromys
Species	Sorex roboratus	Mesocapromys auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Large-eared Hutia share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Large-eared Hutia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.