Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Scrub Hare

Blarina hylophaga compared with Lepus saxatilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Scrub Hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Soricidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Blarina	Lepus
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Lepus saxatilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and Scrub Hare share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Scrub Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scrub Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.