Flat-skulled Shrew vs Mill Carpet Beetle

Sorex roboratus compared with Anthrenus fuscus

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Mill Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Mill Carpet Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Dermestidae
Genus	Sorex	Anthrenus
Species	Sorex roboratus	Anthrenus fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Mill Carpet Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mill Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Mill Carpet Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mill Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).