Flat-skulled Shrew vs wormseed

Sorex roboratus compared with Artemisia maritima

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while wormseed is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)	Asterales (국화목)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sorex	Artemisia
Species	Sorex roboratus	Artemisia maritima

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

wormseed

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wormseed

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 within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.