Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs marbled lungfish

Blarina hylophaga compared with Protopterus aethiopicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	marbled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Blarina	Protopterus
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Protopterus aethiopicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

marbled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	marbled lungfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marbled lungfish

Habitat

Native to Africa, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Rwanda.