Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs North American least shrew

Blarina hylophaga compared with Cryptotis parva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	North American least shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family same	Soricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Blarina	Cryptotis
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Cryptotis parva

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and North American least shrew share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	North American least shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American least shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.