Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Merriam s Deermouse

Blarina hylophaga compared with Peromyscus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Merriam s Deermouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Blarina	Peromyscus
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Peromyscus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and Merriam s Deermouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Merriam s Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Merriam s Deermouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merriam s Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.