Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Julia Creek dunnart

Blarina hylophaga compared with Sminthopsis douglasi

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Julia Creek dunnart is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Julia Creek dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Blarina	Sminthopsis
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Sminthopsis douglasi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Julia Creek dunnart

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Julia Creek dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Julia Creek dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.