Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Fernleaf yarrow

Blarina hylophaga compared with Achillea filipendulina

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Fernleaf yarrow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Fernleaf yarrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Blarina	Achillea
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Achillea filipendulina

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fernleaf yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fernleaf yarrow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).