Flat-skulled Shrew vs Violet checkered beetle

Sorex roboratus compared with Necrobia violacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Violet checkered beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Cleridae
Genus	Sorex	Necrobia
Species	Sorex roboratus	Necrobia violacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Violet checkered beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Violet checkered beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Violet checkered beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet checkered beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).