Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Fly

Blarina hylophaga compared with Phytomyza hellebori

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Agromyzidae
Genus	Blarina	Phytomyza
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Phytomyza hellebori

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).