Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs White Brain

Blarina hylophaga compared with Exidia thuretiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	White Brain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Soricidae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Blarina	Exidia
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Exidia thuretiana

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

White Brain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	White Brain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Brain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.