Flat-skulled Shrew vs Pill Beetle

Sorex roboratus compared with Byrrhus pilula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Pill Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Byrrhidae
Genus	Sorex	Byrrhus
Species	Sorex roboratus	Byrrhus pilula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pill Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Pill Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pill Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.