Flat-skulled Shrew vs Hellrote Sandbiene

Sorex roboratus compared with Andrena marginata

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Hellrote Sandbiene is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Hellrote Sandbiene
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family	Soricidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Sorex	Andrena
Species	Sorex roboratus	Andrena marginata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hellrote Sandbiene

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Hellrote Sandbiene
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hellrote Sandbiene

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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