Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Blarina hylophaga compared with Nephelomys nimbosus

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Blarina	Nephelomys
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Nephelomys nimbosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.