Flat-skulled Shrew vs Variable Flying Fox

Sorex roboratus compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sorex	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sorex roboratus	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Variable Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.