Botta's Serotine vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Eptesicus bottae compared with Blarina hylophaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Botta's Serotine	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Soricidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Blarina
Species	Eptesicus bottae	Blarina hylophaga

Evolutionary Relationship

Botta's Serotine and Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Botta's Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Botta's Serotine	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Botta's Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Botta's Serotine

The Botta's Serotine (Eptesicus bottae) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.