Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Fossa

Blarina hylophaga compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Fossa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Soricidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Blarina	Cryptoprocta
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Cryptoprocta ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and Fossa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.