Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Midge

Blarina hylophaga compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Blarina	Dasineura
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and Midge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.