Flat-skulled Shrew vs Rove beetle

Sorex roboratus compared with Atheta dadopora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Rove beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Sorex	Atheta
Species	Sorex roboratus	Atheta dadopora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Rove beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Rove beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rove beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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