Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Netted Nutrush

Blarina hylophaga compared with Scleria reticularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Netted Nutrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Blarina	Scleria
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Scleria reticularis

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Netted Nutrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Netted Nutrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.