Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Pocketbook

Blarina hylophaga compared with Lampsilis ovata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Pocketbook
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Soricidae	Unionidae
Genus	Blarina	Lampsilis
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Lampsilis ovata

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and Pocketbook share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pocketbook

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pocketbook

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.