Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Ermine moth

Blarina hylophaga compared with Ocnerostoma piniariella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Ermine moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Yponomeutidae
Genus	Blarina	Ocnerostoma
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Ocnerostoma piniariella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ermine moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ermine moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).