Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Ray

Blarina hylophaga compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Blarina	Atlantoraja
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ray