Flat-skulled Shrew vs Red-Seeded Dandelion

Sorex roboratus compared with Taraxacum erythrospermum

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Red-Seeded Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Red-Seeded Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sorex	Taraxacum
Species	Sorex roboratus	Taraxacum erythrospermum

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red-Seeded Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Red-Seeded Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Seeded Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Japan, Norway, and United States.