Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Margay

Blarina hylophaga compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Soricidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Blarina	Leopardus
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and Margay share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.