Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Soapy Trich

Blarina hylophaga compared with Tricholoma saponaceum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Soapy Trich
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Blarina	Tricholoma
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Tricholoma saponaceum

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Soapy Trich

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Soapy Trich
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapy Trich

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).