Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Straw Beard Lichen

Blarina hylophaga compared with Usnea scabrata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Straw Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Soricidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Blarina	Usnea
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Usnea scabrata

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Straw Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Straw Beard Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and United States.