Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Lesser devilray

Blarina hylophaga compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Blarina	Mobula
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Lesser devilray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser devilray