Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Hover fly

Blarina hylophaga compared with Eristalis rupium

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Hover fly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Blarina	Eristalis
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Eristalis rupium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.