Flat-skulled Shrew vs pale dog violet

Sorex roboratus compared with Viola lactea

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while pale dog violet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	pale dog violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Violaceae
Genus	Sorex	Viola
Species	Sorex roboratus	Viola lactea

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

pale dog violet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	pale dog violet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pale dog violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.