Flat-skulled Shrew vs Western Gorse

Sorex roboratus compared with Ulex gallii

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Western Gorse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Western Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sorex	Ulex
Species	Sorex roboratus	Ulex gallii

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Western Gorse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Western Gorse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).