Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Thatch Groundling

Blarina hylophaga compared with Bryotropha basaltinella

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Thatch Groundling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Thatch Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Blarina	Bryotropha
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Bryotropha basaltinella

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and Thatch Groundling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Thatch Groundling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Thatch Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatch Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.