Flat-skulled Shrew vs Leightons linsang

Sorex roboratus compared with Poiana leightoni

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Leightons linsang is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Leightons linsang
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Soricidae	Viverridae
Genus	Sorex	Poiana
Species	Sorex roboratus	Poiana leightoni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Leightons linsang

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Leightons linsang
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leightons linsang

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.