Flat-skulled Shrew vs Minute pirate bug

Sorex roboratus compared with Xylocoris galactinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Minute pirate bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Soricidae	Anthocoridae
Genus	Sorex	Xylocoris
Species	Sorex roboratus	Xylocoris galactinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Minute pirate bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Minute pirate bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).