Buttonweed vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Malva neglecta compared with Blarina hylophaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Buttonweed Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Malvales (Malvales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Malvaceae Soricidae
Genus Malva Blarina
Species Malva neglecta Blarina hylophaga

Conservation Status

Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonweed

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (6 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buttonweed

The Buttonweed (Malva neglecta) is a species in the genus Malva. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

No description available.

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