Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Midday Jird

Blarina hylophaga compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Blarina	Meriones
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.