Flat-skulled Shrew vs Perrin’s Beaked Whale

Sorex roboratus compared with Mesoplodon perrini

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Perrin’s Beaked Whale is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Perrin’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Soricidae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Sorex	Mesoplodon
Species	Sorex roboratus	Mesoplodon perrini

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Perrin’s Beaked Whale share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Perrin’s Beaked Whale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Perrin’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.