Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Awkward Clusterfly

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Pollenia rudis

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Awkward Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Awkward Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Polleniidae
Genus	Blarinella	Pollenia
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Pollenia rudis

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Awkward Clusterfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Awkward Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Awkward Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Awkward Clusterfly

The Awkward Clusterfly (Pollenia rudis) is a species in the genus Pollenia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.