Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Belted Whiteface

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Leucorrhinia proxima

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Belted Whiteface is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Belted Whiteface
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Blarinella	Leucorrhinia
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Leucorrhinia proxima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Belted Whiteface

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Belted Whiteface

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.

Belted Whiteface

The Belted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia proxima) is a species in the genus Leucorrhinia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.