Flat-skulled Shrew vs Notched Firefly

Sorex roboratus compared with Pyractomena sinuata

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Notched Firefly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Notched Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Sorex	Pyractomena
Species	Sorex roboratus	Pyractomena sinuata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Notched Firefly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Notched Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Notched Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.