Flat-skulled Shrew vs Yellow-spotted Emerald

Sorex roboratus compared with Somatochlora flavomaculata

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Yellow-spotted Emerald is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Yellow-spotted Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Artropoda)
Class	Mammalia (mamalia)	Insecta (serangga)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Sorex	Somatochlora
Species	Sorex roboratus	Somatochlora flavomaculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Yellow-spotted Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hewan)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-spotted Emerald

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Yellow-spotted Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-spotted Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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