Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Old Gray Ruffles

Blarina hylophaga compared with Parmotrema tinctorum

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Old Gray Ruffles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Old Gray Ruffles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Soricidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Blarina	Parmotrema
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Parmotrema tinctorum

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Old Gray Ruffles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Old Gray Ruffles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Old Gray Ruffles

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Portugal, and United States.