Flat-skulled Shrew vs Spined Hylaeus

Sorex roboratus compared with Hylaeus cornutus

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Spined Hylaeus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Spined Hylaeus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Colletidae
Genus	Sorex	Hylaeus
Species	Sorex roboratus	Hylaeus cornutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Spined Hylaeus share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spined Hylaeus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Spined Hylaeus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spined Hylaeus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden.