Flat-skulled Shrew vs Newstead scale

Sorex roboratus compared with Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Newstead scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Newstead scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Soricidae	Diaspididae
Genus	Sorex	Lepidosaphes
Species	Sorex roboratus	Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Newstead scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Newstead scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Newstead scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.