Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Japanese Weasel

Blarina hylophaga compared with Mustela itatsi

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Japanese Weasel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Soricidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Blarina	Mustela
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Mustela itatsi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Japanese Weasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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