Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs

Blarina hylophaga compared with Staphylococcus epidermidis

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Staphylococcales
Family	Soricidae	Staphylococcaceae
Genus	Blarina	Staphylococcus
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Staphylococcus epidermidis

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Staphylococcus epidermidis is a coagulase-negative Gram-positive coccus that is the most abundant commensal bacterium on human skin. It colonizes the entire body surface and mucous membranes of humans and other mammals globally. While normally harmless, it is a leading cause of biofilm-associated infections on implanted medical devices.