Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Round ray

Blarina hylophaga compared with Irolita waitii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Round 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	Irolita
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Irolita waitii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Round ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Round 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.

Round ray