Flat-skulled Shrew vs Nutmeg

Sorex roboratus compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Soricidae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Sorex	Myristica
Species	Sorex roboratus	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Nutmeg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).