Flat-skulled Shrew vs Tiny Fern-Moss

Sorex roboratus compared with Fissidens exiguus

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Tiny Fern-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Tiny Fern-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Soricidae	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Sorex	Fissidens
Species	Sorex roboratus	Fissidens exiguus

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Fern-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Tiny Fern-Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny Fern-Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.