Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Flat Crep

Blarina hylophaga compared with Crepidotus applanatus

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Flat Crep is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Flat Crep
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Crepidotaceae
Genus	Blarina	Crepidotus
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Crepidotus applanatus

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Flat Crep

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat Crep

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.