Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Least Philippine Apomys

Blarina hylophaga compared with Apomys musculus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew Least Philippine Apomys
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 Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Blarina Apomys
Species Blarina hylophaga Apomys musculus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Least Philippine Apomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew Least Philippine Apomys
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Philippine Apomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

No description available.

Least Philippine Apomys

No description available.

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