Flat-skulled Shrew vs Waved Pincertail

Sorex roboratus compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

  • Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flat-skulled Shrew Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Soricidae Gomphidae
Genus Sorex Onychogomphus
Species Sorex roboratus Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flat-skulled Shrew Waved Pincertail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Flat-skulled Shrew

No description available.

Waved Pincertail

No description available.

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