Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Indian Palm Squirrel

Blarina hylophaga compared with Funambulus palmarum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Indian Palm Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Blarina	Funambulus
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Funambulus palmarum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Indian Palm Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.