Flat-skulled Shrew vs Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

Sorex roboratus compared with Draba oxycarpa

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Soricidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Sorex	Draba
Species	Sorex roboratus	Draba oxycarpa

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

Habitat

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