Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Black-Based Cluster Fly

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Pollenia labialis

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Black-Based Cluster Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Black-Based Cluster Fly
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 labialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Black-Based Cluster Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Black-Based Cluster Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Black-Based Cluster Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-Based Cluster Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Black-Based Cluster Fly

The Black-Based Cluster Fly (Pollenia labialis) 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.