Flat-skulled Shrew vs Leafminer fly

Sorex roboratus compared with Phytomyza rufipes

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Leafminer fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Leafminer fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Agromyzidae
Genus	Sorex	Phytomyza
Species	Sorex roboratus	Phytomyza rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Leafminer fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Leafminer fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leafminer fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.