Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Small Emerald Spreadwing

Blarina hylophaga compared with Lestes virens

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Small Emerald Spreadwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Small Emerald Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Lestidae
Genus	Blarina	Lestes
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Lestes virens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Small Emerald Spreadwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Small Emerald Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Emerald Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.