Flat-skulled Shrew vs Rotes Ordensband

Sorex roboratus compared with Catocala nupta

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Rotes Ordensband is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Rotes Ordensband
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Soricidae	Erebidae
Genus	Sorex	Catocala
Species	Sorex roboratus	Catocala nupta

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Rotes Ordensband share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Rotes Ordensband

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Rotes Ordensband
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rotes Ordensband

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.