Flat-skulled Shrew vs Prickly Pole

Sorex roboratus compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Soricidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Sorex	Bactris
Species	Sorex roboratus	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Prickly Pole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Pole

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.