Flat-skulled Shrew vs Lord Howe Gerygone

Sorex roboratus compared with Gerygone insularis

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Lord Howe Gerygone is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Lord Howe Gerygone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Acanthizidae
Genus	Sorex	Gerygone
Species	Sorex roboratus	Gerygone insularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Lord Howe Gerygone share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lord Howe Gerygone

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Lord Howe Gerygone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lord Howe Gerygone

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.