Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Rooting Polypore

Blarina hylophaga compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Soricidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Blarina	Polyporus
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.