Flat-skulled Shrew vs Subterranean clover

Sorex roboratus compared with Trifolium subterraneum

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Subterranean clover is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Subterranean clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sorex	Trifolium
Species	Sorex roboratus	Trifolium subterraneum

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Subterranean clover

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Subterranean clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Subterranean clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.