Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Tiny Mycocalia

Blarina hylophaga compared with Mycocalia minutissima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Tiny Mycocalia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Blarina	Mycocalia
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Mycocalia minutissima

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Mycocalia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny Mycocalia

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.