Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs European water vole

Blarina hylophaga compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	European water vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Blarina	Arvicola
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	European water vole
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 water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.