Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Blarina hylophaga compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Soricidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Blarina	Botrychium
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.