Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Orinoco Piculet

Blarina hylophaga compared with Picumnus pumilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Orinoco 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 pumilus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Orinoco Piculet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Orinoco 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.

Orinoco Piculet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.