Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Fool's Webcap

Blarina hylophaga compared with Cortinarius orellanus

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Fool's Webcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Fool's Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Blarina	Cortinarius
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Cortinarius orellanus

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fool's Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Fool's Webcap
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 Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.