Flat-skulled Shrew vs Malachite Beetle

Sorex roboratus compared with Malachius bipustulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Malachite Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Melyridae
Genus	Sorex	Malachius
Species	Sorex roboratus	Malachius bipustulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Malachite Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Malachite Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malachite Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.