Flat-skulled Shrew vs Leafminer

Sorex roboratus compared with Phyllonorycter blancardella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Leafminer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Sorex	Phyllonorycter
Species	Sorex roboratus	Phyllonorycter blancardella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Leafminer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leafminer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).