Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Roughbelly skate

Blarina hylophaga compared with Dipturus springeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Roughbelly skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Rajidae
Genus	Blarina	Dipturus
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Dipturus springeri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Roughbelly skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Roughbelly skate