Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Poplar Bracket

Blarina hylophaga compared with Oxyporus populinus

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Poplar Bracket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Poplar Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Soricidae	Oxyporaceae
Genus	Blarina	Oxyporus
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Oxyporus populinus

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Poplar Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poplar Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and United States.