Flat-skulled Shrew vs Microphysid bug

Sorex roboratus compared with Loricula exilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Microphysid bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Soricidae	Microphysidae
Genus	Sorex	Loricula
Species	Sorex roboratus	Loricula exilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Microphysid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Microphysid bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Microphysid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and United States.