Flat-skulled Shrew vs Skin Moth

Sorex roboratus compared with Monopis laevigella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Skin Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tineidae
Genus	Sorex	Monopis
Species	Sorex roboratus	Monopis laevigella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Skin Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Skin Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Skin Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.