Flat-skulled Shrew vs marsh thistle

Sorex roboratus compared with Cirsium palustre

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	marsh thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sorex	Cirsium
Species	Sorex roboratus	Cirsium palustre

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

marsh thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).