Flat-skulled Shrew vs Lupine Aphid

Sorex roboratus compared with Macrosiphum albifrons

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Lupine Aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Lupine Aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Soricidae	Aphididae
Genus	Sorex	Macrosiphum
Species	Sorex roboratus	Macrosiphum albifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lupine Aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Lupine Aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lupine Aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (United States).