Flat-skulled Shrew vs slender facelina

Sorex roboratus compared with Facelina auriculata

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while slender facelina is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	slender facelina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Soricidae	Facelinidae
Genus	Sorex	Facelina
Species	Sorex roboratus	Facelina auriculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

slender facelina

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	slender facelina
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender facelina

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.