Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Peruvian Ichthyomyine

Blarina hylophaga compared with Neusticomys peruviensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Peruvian Ichthyomyine
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Blarina	Neusticomys
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Neusticomys peruviensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian Ichthyomyine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Peruvian Ichthyomyine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peruvian Ichthyomyine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.