Flat-skulled Shrew vs Rock Groundling

Sorex roboratus compared with Scrobipalpa murinella

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Rock Groundling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Rock Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Sorex	Scrobipalpa
Species	Sorex roboratus	Scrobipalpa murinella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Rock Groundling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Rock Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rock Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.