Flat-skulled Shrew vs Shiny Dufourea

Sorex roboratus compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Halictidae
Genus	Sorex	Dufourea
Species	Sorex roboratus	Dufourea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Shiny Dufourea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.