Flat-skulled Shrew vs Pygmy Soldier

Sorex roboratus compared with Oxycera pygmaea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Pygmy Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Sorex	Oxycera
Species	Sorex roboratus	Oxycera pygmaea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pygmy Soldier

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Pygmy Soldier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pygmy Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.