Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs European water vole

Blarina hylophaga compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	European water vole
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	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Blarina	Arvicola
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and European water vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	European water 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.

European water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.