Flat-skulled Shrew vs Sawback skate

Sorex roboratus compared with Leucoraja pristispina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Sawback skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Rajidae
Genus	Sorex	Leucoraja
Species	Sorex roboratus	Leucoraja pristispina

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Sawback skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Sawback skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Sawback skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sawback skate