Flat-skulled Shrew vs thistle aphid

Sorex roboratus compared with Brachycaudus cardui

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while thistle aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	thistle aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Soricidae	Aphididae
Genus	Sorex	Brachycaudus
Species	Sorex roboratus	Brachycaudus cardui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

thistle aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	thistle aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

thistle aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).