Flat-skulled Shrew vs Short-fringed Mining Bee

Sorex roboratus compared with Andrena dorsata

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Short-fringed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Short-fringed Mining Bee
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	Andrenidae
Genus	Sorex	Andrena
Species	Sorex roboratus	Andrena dorsata

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Short-fringed Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Short-fringed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Short-fringed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-fringed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, and Sweden.