Flat-skulled Shrew vs Small elm midget

Sorex roboratus compared with Phyllonorycter schreberella

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Small elm midget is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Small elm midget
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Sorex	Phyllonorycter
Species	Sorex roboratus	Phyllonorycter schreberella

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Small elm midget share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Small elm midget

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Small elm midget
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small elm midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.