Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Auricula

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Primula auricula

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Auricula is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Auricula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Primula
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Primula auricula

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Auricula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Auricula
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Auricula

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.

Auricula

The Auricula (Primula auricula) is a species in the genus Primula. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.