Flat-skulled Shrew vs Upland Blackclock

Sorex roboratus compared with Pterostichus adstrictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Upland Blackclock
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Carabidae
Genus	Sorex	Pterostichus
Species	Sorex roboratus	Pterostichus adstrictus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Upland Blackclock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Upland Blackclock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Upland Blackclock

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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