Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Gray Teal

Blarina hylophaga compared with Anas gracilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Gray Teal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Soricidae	Anatidae
Genus	Blarina	Anas
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Anas gracilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gray Teal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Teal

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Kingdom.