Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Ocellated Piculet

Blarina hylophaga compared with Picumnus dorbignyanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Ocellated Piculet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Soricidae	Picidae
Genus	Blarina	Picumnus
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Picumnus dorbignyanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and Ocellated Piculet share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ocellated Piculet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ocellated Piculet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.