Flat-skulled Shrew vs Marsh tick

Sorex roboratus compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Marsh tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Marsh tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Soricidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Sorex	Ixodes
Species	Sorex roboratus	Ixodes apronophorus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Marsh tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Sweden.