Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Upper Crust

Blarina hylophaga compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Blarina	Amaurodon
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Upper Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Upper Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.