Flat-skulled Shrew vs Scaly Tooth

Sorex roboratus compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Scaly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Sorex	Sarcodon
Species	Sorex roboratus	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Scaly Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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