Flat-skulled Shrew vs Nicobar Treeshrew

Sorex roboratus compared with Tupaia nicobarica

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Nicobar Treeshrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Nicobar Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Soricidae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Sorex	Tupaia
Species	Sorex roboratus	Tupaia nicobarica

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Nicobar Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Nicobar Treeshrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Nicobar Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nicobar Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.