Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Single-Spored Map Lichen

Blarina hylophaga compared with Rhizocarpon disporum

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Single-Spored Map Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Single-Spored Map Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)
Family	Soricidae	Rhizocarpaceae
Genus	Blarina	Rhizocarpon
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Rhizocarpon disporum

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Single-Spored Map Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Single-Spored Map Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Single-Spored Map Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.