Flat-skulled Shrew vs Slender-footed Robberfly

Sorex roboratus compared with Leptarthrus brevirostris

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Slender-footed Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Asilidae
Genus	Sorex	Leptarthrus
Species	Sorex roboratus	Leptarthrus brevirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Slender-footed Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Slender-footed Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender-footed Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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