Flat-skulled Shrew vs Needle-leaf Spiderhead

Sorex roboratus compared with Serruria linearis

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Needle-leaf Spiderhead is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Needle-leaf Spiderhead
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	Serruria
Species	Sorex roboratus	Serruria linearis

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Needle-leaf Spiderhead

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Needle-leaf Spiderhead

Habitat

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