Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Levant Pincertail

Blarina hylophaga compared with Onychogomphus macrodon

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Levant Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Levant Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Blarina	Onychogomphus
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Onychogomphus macrodon

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and Levant Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Levant Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Levant Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Levant Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.