Flat-skulled Shrew vs Vahl's cinquefoil

Sorex roboratus compared with Potentilla vahliana

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Vahl's cinquefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Vahl's cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Sorex	Potentilla
Species	Sorex roboratus	Potentilla vahliana

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Vahl's cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Vahl's cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vahl's cinquefoil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.