Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Mouse Moth

Blarina hylophaga compared with Amphipyra tragopoginis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Mouse Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Blarina	Amphipyra
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Amphipyra tragopoginis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mouse Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mouse Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).