Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs European Mole

Blarina hylophaga compared with Talpa europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	European Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Soricidae	Talpidae
Genus	Blarina	Talpa
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Talpa europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and European Mole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Soricomorpha. (Soricomorpha)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	European Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.