Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Brown egg frog

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Ctenophryne geayi

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Brown egg frog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Brown egg frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Soricidae	Microhylidae
Genus	Blarinella	Ctenophryne
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Ctenophryne geayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Brown egg frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Brown egg frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Brown egg frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown egg frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.

Brown egg frog

The Brown Egg Frog (Ctenophryne geayi) is a species in the genus Ctenophryne. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.