Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Atlantic devil ray

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Mobula hypostoma

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Atlantic devil ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Atlantic devil ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Blarinella	Mobula
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Mobula hypostoma

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Atlantic devil ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Atlantic devil ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Atlantic devil ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Atlantic devil ray

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

The Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella quadraticauda) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Atlantic devil ray

The Atlantic devil ray (Mobula hypostoma) is a species in the genus Mobula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.