Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Braconid wasp

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Meteorus pulchricornis

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Braconid wasp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Braconid wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Braconidae
Genus	Blarinella	Meteorus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Meteorus pulchricornis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Braconid wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Braconid wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Braconid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Braconid wasp

The Braconid wasp (Meteorus pulchricornis) is a species in the genus Meteorus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. It is found in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and United States.