Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Hooked Plait-moss

Blarina hylophaga compared with Hypnum uncinulatum

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Hooked Plait-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Hooked Plait-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Soricidae	Hypnaceae
Genus	Blarina	Hypnum
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Hypnum uncinulatum

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hooked Plait-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Hooked Plait-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hooked Plait-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.