Flat-skulled Shrew vs Lost case-bearer

Sorex roboratus compared with Coleophora vulnerariae

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Lost case-bearer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Lost case-bearer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Coleophoridae
Genus	Sorex	Coleophora
Species	Sorex roboratus	Coleophora vulnerariae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lost case-bearer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Lost case-bearer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lost case-bearer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.