Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs mulgara

Blarina hylophaga compared with Dasycercus cristicauda

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while mulgara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	mulgara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Blarina	Dasycercus
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Dasycercus cristicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

mulgara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.