Flat-skulled Shrew vs Madeiran Brimstone

Sorex roboratus compared with Gonepteryx maderensis

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Madeiran Brimstone is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Madeiran Brimstone
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Pieridae
Genus	Sorex	Gonepteryx
Species	Sorex roboratus	Gonepteryx maderensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Madeiran Brimstone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Madeiran Brimstone

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Madeiran Brimstone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Madeiran Brimstone

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.