Flat-skulled Shrew vs Spiral head ginger

Sorex roboratus compared with Costus scaber

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Spiral head ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Spiral head ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Soricidae	Costaceae
Genus	Sorex	Costus
Species	Sorex roboratus	Costus scaber

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spiral head ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Spiral head ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiral head ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).