Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Bobrinski’s Jerboa

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Allactodipus bobrinskii

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Bobrinski’s Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Bobrinski’s Jerboa
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	Dipodidae
Genus	Blarinella	Allactodipus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Allactodipus bobrinskii

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Bobrinski’s Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Bobrinski’s Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

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.

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

The Bobrinski’s Jerboa (Allactodipus bobrinskii) is a species in the genus Allactodipus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.