Flat-skulled Shrew vs Obscure Cotoneaster

Sorex roboratus compared with Cotoneaster obscurus

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Obscure Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Obscure Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Sorex	Cotoneaster
Species	Sorex roboratus	Cotoneaster obscurus

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Obscure Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Obscure Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Obscure Cotoneaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.