Flat-skulled Shrew vs Oregon Ash

Sorex roboratus compared with Fraxinus latifolia

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Oregon Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Oregon Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Sorex	Fraxinus
Species	Sorex roboratus	Fraxinus latifolia

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Oregon Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Oregon Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oregon Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Canada. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.