Flat-skulled Shrew vs Short-tailed river stingray

Sorex roboratus compared with Potamotrygon brachyura

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Short-tailed river stingray is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Short-tailed river stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Potamotrygonidae
Genus	Sorex	Potamotrygon
Species	Sorex roboratus	Potamotrygon brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Short-tailed river stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Short-tailed river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Short-tailed river stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-tailed river stingray