Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Redspored Dapperling

Blarina hylophaga compared with Melanophyllum haematospermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Redspored Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Blarina	Melanophyllum
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Melanophyllum haematospermum

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Redspored Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redspored Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.