Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Spring Blackclock

Blarina hylophaga compared with Pterostichus vernalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Spring Blackclock
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Carabidae
Genus	Blarina	Pterostichus
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Pterostichus vernalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spring Blackclock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Spring Blackclock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Blackclock

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).