Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Thrift Rust

Blarina hylophaga compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Thrift Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Soricidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Blarina	Uromyces
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.