Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Black Drongo

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Dicrurus macrocercus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Black Drongo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Black Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Dicruridae
Genus	Blarinella	Dicrurus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Dicrurus macrocercus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Black Drongo share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Black Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Drongo

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.

Black Drongo

The Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) is a species in the genus Dicrurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Norway.