Balkan Catchfly vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Silene csereii compared with Blarina hylophaga

Key Differences

• Balkan Catchfly is Not Evaluated while Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Catchfly	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Silene	Blarina
Species	Silene csereii	Blarina hylophaga

Conservation Status

Balkan Catchfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Catchfly	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Catchfly

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kazakhstan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Balkan Catchfly

The Balkan Catchfly (Silene csereii) is a species in the genus Silene. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.