Flat-skulled Shrew vs Mexican fireleg

Sorex roboratus compared with Brachypelma boehmei

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Mexican fireleg is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Mexican fireleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Soricidae	Theraphosidae
Genus	Sorex	Brachypelma
Species	Sorex roboratus	Brachypelma boehmei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mexican fireleg

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Mexican fireleg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican fireleg

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.