Flat-skulled Shrew vs Taypau

Sorex roboratus compared with Homalium taypau

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Taypau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Taypau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Sorex	Homalium
Species	Sorex roboratus	Homalium taypau

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Taypau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Taypau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taypau

Habitat

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