brittlestar vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Amphiura filiformis compared with Blarina hylophaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brittlestar	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Amphiuridae	Soricidae
Genus	Amphiura	Blarina
Species	Amphiura filiformis	Blarina hylophaga

Evolutionary Relationship

brittlestar and Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

brittlestar

The Brittlestar (Amphiura filiformis) is a species in the genus Amphiura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.