Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs fringed peat moss

Blarina hylophaga compared with Sphagnum fimbriatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	fringed peat moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Soricidae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Blarina	Sphagnum
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Sphagnum fimbriatum

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

fringed peat moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	fringed peat moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fringed peat moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).