Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Sneaky Elf

Blarina hylophaga compared with Pyropyga decipiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Sneaky Elf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Blarina	Pyropyga
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Pyropyga decipiens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Sneaky Elf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Sneaky Elf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sneaky Elf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.