Flat-skulled Shrew vs Rough clover

Sorex roboratus compared with Trifolium scabrum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Rough clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sorex	Trifolium
Species	Sorex roboratus	Trifolium scabrum

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Rough clover

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Rough clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough clover

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.