Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Limber Pine

Blarina hylophaga compared with Pinus flexilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Limber Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Blarina	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Pinus flexilis

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Limber Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Limber Pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Limber Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, and Norway.