Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Obscure Drill

Blarina hylophaga compared with Dichrorampha aeratana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Obscure Drill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Blarina	Dichrorampha
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Dichrorampha aeratana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Obscure Drill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Obscure Drill

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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