Flat-skulled Shrew vs Sap beetle

Sorex roboratus compared with Nitidula carnaria

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Sap beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sap beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).