Flat-skulled Shrew vs Round-headed borer

Sorex roboratus compared with Saperda candida

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Round-headed borer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Round-headed borer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Cerambycidae
Genus	Sorex	Saperda
Species	Sorex roboratus	Saperda candida

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Round-headed borer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Round-headed borer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Round-headed borer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round-headed borer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and United States.