Diminutive Serotine vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Blarina hylophaga

Key Differences

• Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient while Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive 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 diminutus	Blarina hylophaga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.