Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Gorse tip moth

Blarina hylophaga compared with Agonopterix nervosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Gorse tip moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Depressariidae
Genus	Blarina	Agonopterix
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Agonopterix nervosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and Gorse tip moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gorse tip moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Gorse tip moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gorse tip moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.