Flat-skulled Shrew vs Small Persimmon

Sorex roboratus compared with Diospyros vaccinioides

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Small Persimmon is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Small Persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Sorex	Diospyros
Species	Sorex roboratus	Diospyros vaccinioides

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Small Persimmon

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Persimmon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.