Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Narrow-striped Mongoose

Blarina hylophaga compared with Mungotictis decemlineata

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Narrow-striped Mongoose is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Narrow-striped Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Soricidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Blarina	Mungotictis
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Mungotictis decemlineata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-striped Mongoose

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Narrow-striped Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-striped Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.