Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Gilled lungfish

Blarina hylophaga compared with Protopterus amphibius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Gilled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Blarina	Protopterus
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Protopterus amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and Gilled lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gilled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gilled lungfish