Flat-skulled Shrew vs Water ragwort

Sorex roboratus compared with Jacobaea aquatica

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Water ragwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Water ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sorex	Jacobaea
Species	Sorex roboratus	Jacobaea aquatica

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Water ragwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Water ragwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.