Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Marsh Notchwort

Blarina hylophaga compared with Heterogemma laxa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Marsh Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Soricidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Blarina	Heterogemma
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Heterogemma laxa

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.