Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Prairie Falcon

Blarina hylophaga compared with Falco mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Prairie Falcon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Falconidae
Genus	Blarina	Falco
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Falco mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Prairie Falcon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prairie Falcon

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).