Flat-skulled Shrew vs Small shell ginger

Sorex roboratus compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Soricidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Sorex	Alpinia
Species	Sorex roboratus	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.