Flat-skulled Shrew vs small notchwort

Sorex roboratus compared with Lophozia ascendens

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while small notchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	small notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Soricidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Sorex	Lophozia
Species	Sorex roboratus	Lophozia ascendens

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

small notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	small notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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