Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Plum pine

Blarina hylophaga compared with Podocarpus elatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Plum pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Blarina	Podocarpus
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Podocarpus elatus

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Plum pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Plum pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plum pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in United States.