Flat-skulled Shrew vs Thrift Rust

Sorex roboratus compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Thrift Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Thrift Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Soricidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Sorex	Uromyces
Species	Sorex roboratus	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Thrift Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.