Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Black-eared flying fox

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Pteropus melanotus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Black-eared flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Blarinella	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Pteropus melanotus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Black-eared flying fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Black-eared flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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-eared flying fox

The Black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.