Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Harmless Serotine

Blarina hylophaga compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Blarina	Eptesicus
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and Harmless Serotine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.