Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Blind Ringlet

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Erebia pharte

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Blind Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Blind Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Blarinella	Erebia
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Erebia pharte

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Blind Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Blind Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blind Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries).

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.

Blind Ringlet

The Blind Ringlet (Erebia pharte) is a species in the genus Erebia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.