Flat-skulled Shrew vs Potato flea beetle

Sorex roboratus compared with Psylliodes affinis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Potato flea beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Sorex	Psylliodes
Species	Sorex roboratus	Psylliodes affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Potato flea beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Potato flea beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Potato flea beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potato flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).