Flat-skulled Shrew vs Trashline orbweaver

Sorex roboratus compared with Cyclosa oculata

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Trashline orbweaver is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Trashline orbweaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Soricidae	Araneidae
Genus	Sorex	Cyclosa
Species	Sorex roboratus	Cyclosa oculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Trashline orbweaver

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Trashline orbweaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Trashline orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.