Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Blarina hylophaga compared with Myodes rutilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Blarina	Myodes
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Northern Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.