Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Elm flea weevil

Blarina hylophaga compared with Orchestes alni

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Elm flea weevil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Elm flea weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Curculionidae
Genus	Blarina	Orchestes
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Orchestes alni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Elm flea weevil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Elm flea weevil
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 flea weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.