Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Funck's Rustwort

Blarina hylophaga compared with Marsupella funckii

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Funck's Rustwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Funck's Rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Soricidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Blarina	Marsupella
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Marsupella funckii

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Funck's Rustwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Funck's Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).