Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Mudworm

Blarina hylophaga compared with Aporrectodea limicola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Mudworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Clitellata (Clitellata)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Soricidae	Lumbricidae
Genus	Blarina	Aporrectodea
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Aporrectodea limicola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mudworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mudworm

Habitat

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

Range

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