Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Mérida Brocket

Blarina hylophaga compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Soricidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Blarina	Mazama
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.