Flat-skulled Shrew vs Rafflesia

Sorex roboratus compared with Rafflesia arnoldii

Key Differences

Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Rafflesia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Rafflesia
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Rosales (バラ目)
Family	Soricidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Sorex	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Sorex roboratus	Rafflesia arnoldii

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Rafflesia

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Rafflesia
Diet	—	Parasite
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	11.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rafflesia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia and Malaysia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.