Flat-skulled Shrew vs Pear Scab

Sorex roboratus compared with Venturia pyrina

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Pear Scab is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Pear Scab
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Ichneumonidae
Genus	Sorex	Venturia
Species	Sorex roboratus	Venturia pyrina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pear Scab

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Pear Scab
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pear Scab

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).