Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Seedcorn maggot

Blarina hylophaga compared with Delia platura

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Seedcorn maggot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Seedcorn maggot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Anthomyiidae
Genus	Blarina	Delia
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Delia platura

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and Seedcorn maggot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Seedcorn maggot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Seedcorn maggot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seedcorn maggot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).