Flat-skulled Shrew vs Needle Bush

Sorex roboratus compared with Hakea sericea

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Needle Bush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Needle Bush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Soricidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Sorex	Hakea
Species	Sorex roboratus	Hakea sericea

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Needle Bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Needle Bush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Needle Bush

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).