Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Blarina hylophaga compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Blarina	Lepilemur
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.