Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Twisted Deceiver

Blarina hylophaga compared with Laccaria tortilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Twisted Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Blarina	Laccaria
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Laccaria tortilis

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Twisted Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Twisted Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).