Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Spindle Ermine

Blarina hylophaga compared with Yponomeuta cagnagellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Spindle Ermine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Yponomeutidae
Genus	Blarina	Yponomeuta
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Yponomeuta cagnagellus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spindle Ermine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Spindle Ermine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spindle Ermine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.