Flat-skulled Shrew vs Western midget

Sorex roboratus compared with Phyllonorycter muelleriella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Western midget
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Sorex	Phyllonorycter
Species	Sorex roboratus	Phyllonorycter muelleriella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Western midget

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Russia.