Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Flea

Blarina hylophaga compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Soricidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Blarina	Ctenocephalides
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Ctenocephalides canis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).