Flat-skulled Shrew vs Potto

Sorex roboratus compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Sorex	Perodicticus
Species	Sorex roboratus	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Potto share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.