Flat-skulled Shrew vs Tamá Small-eared Shrew

Sorex roboratus compared with Cryptotis tamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flat-skulled Shrew Tamá Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family same Soricidae Soricidae
Genus Sorex Cryptotis
Species Sorex roboratus Cryptotis tamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Tamá Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Tamá Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flat-skulled Shrew Tamá Small-eared Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tamá Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Flat-skulled Shrew

No description available.

Tamá Small-eared Shrew

No description available.

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