bastard toadflax vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Thesium humifusum compared with Blarina hylophaga

Key Differences

• bastard toadflax is Near Threatened while Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard toadflax	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Santalales (Santalales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Thesiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Thesium	Blarina
Species	Thesium humifusum	Blarina hylophaga

Conservation Status

bastard toadflax

NT — Near Threatened

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard toadflax	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bastard toadflax

The Bastard toadflax (Thesium humifusum) is a species in the genus Thesium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.