Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Tufted Bracket

Blarina hylophaga compared with Fuscoporia torulosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Tufted Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Soricidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Blarina	Fuscoporia
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Fuscoporia torulosa

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.