Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Fool'S Mushroom

Blarina hylophaga compared with Amanita verna

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Fool'S Mushroom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Fool'S Mushroom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Blarina	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Amanita verna

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fool'S Mushroom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Fool'S Mushroom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fool'S Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.