Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Gray Thrasher

Blarina hylophaga compared with Toxostoma cinereum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Gray Thrasher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Mimidae
Genus	Blarina	Toxostoma
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Toxostoma cinereum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gray Thrasher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Gray Thrasher
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 Thrasher

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.