Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Fat-tailed Jird

Blarina hylophaga compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Blarina	Pachyuromys
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and Fat-tailed Jird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.