Flat-skulled Shrew vs marbled lungfish

Sorex roboratus compared with Protopterus aethiopicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	marbled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Sorex	Protopterus
Species	Sorex roboratus	Protopterus aethiopicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and marbled lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

marbled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	marbled lungfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marbled lungfish

Habitat

Native to Africa, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Rwanda.