Flat-skulled Shrew vs Slender-tailed Cisticola

Sorex roboratus compared with Cisticola melanurus

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Slender-tailed Cisticola is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Slender-tailed Cisticola
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Cisticolidae
Genus	Sorex	Cisticola
Species	Sorex roboratus	Cisticola melanurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Slender-tailed Cisticola

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Slender-tailed Cisticola
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender-tailed Cisticola

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.