Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Marbled stingray

Blarina hylophaga compared with Dasyatis marmorata

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Marbled stingray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Marbled stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Blarina	Dasyatis
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Dasyatis marmorata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Marbled stingray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Marbled stingray
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 stingray