Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs False widow

Blarina hylophaga compared with Steatoda bipunctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	False widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Soricidae	Theridiidae
Genus	Blarina	Steatoda
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Steatoda bipunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	False widow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).