Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Bates's Swift

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Apus batesi

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Bates's Swift is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Bates's Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Apodidae
Genus	Blarinella	Apus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Apus batesi

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Bates's Swift share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Bates's Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Bates's Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bates's Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Bates's Swift

The Bates's Swift (Apus batesi) is a species in the genus Apus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.