Flat-skulled Shrew vs Thrips

Sorex roboratus compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Thrips
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	Aptinothrips
Species	Sorex roboratus	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.