Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Variable Darner

Blarina hylophaga compared with Aeshna interrupta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Variable Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Blarina	Aeshna
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Aeshna interrupta

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and Variable Darner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Variable Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Variable Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.