Flat-skulled Shrew vs Quinine tree

Sorex roboratus compared with Cinchona pubescens

Key Differences

• Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern while Quinine tree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-skulled Shrew	Quinine tree
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)
Family	Soricidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Sorex	Cinchona
Species	Sorex roboratus	Cinchona pubescens

Conservation Status

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Quinine tree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-skulled Shrew	Quinine tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quinine tree

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 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Norway), North America (Jamaica, United States), and South America (Bolivia, Colombia). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.