Flat-skulled Shrew vs Small Red Damsel

Sorex roboratus compared with Ceriagrion tenellum

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Small Red Damsel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Small Red Damsel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Sorex	Ceriagrion
Species	Sorex roboratus	Ceriagrion tenellum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Small Red Damsel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Red Damsel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.