Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Elm Button

Blarina hylophaga compared with Acleris kochiella

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Elm Button is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Elm Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Blarina	Acleris
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Acleris kochiella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Elm Button

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elm Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.