Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Olive Nut Truffle

Blarina hylophaga compared with Hymenogaster olivaceus

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Olive Nut Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Olive Nut Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Blarina	Hymenogaster
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Hymenogaster olivaceus

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Olive Nut Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Olive Nut Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive Nut Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.