Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Black-tailed Deermouse

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Peromyscus melanurus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Black-tailed Deermouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Black-tailed Deermouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Blarinella	Peromyscus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Peromyscus melanurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Black-tailed Deermouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-tailed Deermouse

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-tailed Deermouse

The Black-tailed Deermouse (Peromyscus melanurus) is a species in the genus Peromyscus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.