Flat-skulled Shrew vs Thrip

Sorex roboratus compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Soricidae	Thripidae
Genus	Sorex	Hercinothrips
Species	Sorex roboratus	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).