Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Bean

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Phaseolus vulgaris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Phaseolus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Phaseolus vulgaris

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Bean

The Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is a species in the genus Phaseolus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.