Flat-skulled Shrew vs Tineid moth

Sorex roboratus compared with Monopis obviella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Tineid moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tineidae
Genus	Sorex	Monopis
Species	Sorex roboratus	Monopis obviella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Tineid moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Tineid moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tineid moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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