Flat-skulled Shrew vs White-headed Starling

Sorex roboratus compared with Sturnia erythropygia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	White-headed Starling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Sturnidae
Genus	Sorex	Sturnia
Species	Sorex roboratus	Sturnia erythropygia

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and White-headed Starling share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

White-headed Starling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	White-headed Starling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White-headed Starling

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.