Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Fatmucket

Blarina hylophaga compared with Lampsilis siliquoidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Fatmucket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Soricidae	Unionidae
Genus	Blarina	Lampsilis
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Lampsilis siliquoidea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fatmucket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fatmucket

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.