Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Eurasian pygmy shrew

Blarina hylophaga compared with Sorex minutus

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Eurasian pygmy shrew is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Eurasian pygmy shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family same	Soricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Blarina	Sorex
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Sorex minutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and Eurasian pygmy shrew share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian pygmy shrew

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Eurasian pygmy shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eurasian pygmy shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Eurasian pygmy shrew

小鼩鼱（Sorex minutus）在IUCN红色名录中被列为易危（VU）物种。在野外面临高度危险风险，种群数量下降，栖息地压力不断增加。