Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Awarian Centaury

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Psephellus avaricus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Awarian Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Awarian Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Blarinella	Psephellus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Psephellus avaricus

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Awarian Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Awarian Centaury

Habitat

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

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.

Awarian Centaury

The Awarian Centaury (Psephellus avaricus) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.