Flat-skulled Shrew vs North American Badger

Sorex roboratus compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	North American Badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Soricidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Sorex	Taxidea
Species	Sorex roboratus	Taxidea taxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and North American Badger share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	North American Badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.