Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Slender lungfish

Blarina hylophaga compared with Protopterus dolloi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Slender lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Blarina	Protopterus
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Protopterus dolloi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Slender lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Slender lungfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender lungfish