Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Loose Starweb

Blarina hylophaga compared with Asterostroma laxum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Loose Starweb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Blarina	Asterostroma
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Asterostroma laxum

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Loose Starweb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Loose Starweb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.