Flat-skulled Shrew vs Lygaeid bug

Sorex roboratus compared with Nysius thymi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Lygaeid bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Soricidae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Sorex	Nysius
Species	Sorex roboratus	Nysius thymi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lygaeid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Lygaeid bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lygaeid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.