Flat-skulled Shrew vs Traça

Sorex roboratus compared with Scoparia carvalhoi

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Traça is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Traça
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Crambidae
Genus	Sorex	Scoparia
Species	Sorex roboratus	Scoparia carvalhoi

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-skulled Shrew and Traça share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Traça

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Traça

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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