Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs netted pug

Blarina hylophaga compared with Eupithecia venosata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	netted pug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Geometridae
Genus	Blarina	Eupithecia
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Eupithecia venosata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

netted pug

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	netted pug
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 pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.