Flat-skulled Shrew vs marsh mealybug

Sorex roboratus compared with Atrococcus paludinus

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while marsh mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	marsh mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Soricidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Sorex	Atrococcus
Species	Sorex roboratus	Atrococcus paludinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

marsh mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	marsh mealybug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.