Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Blarinella wardi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family same	Soricidae	Soricidae
Genus same	Blarinella	Blarinella
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Blarinella wardi

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Burmese Short-tailed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Blarinella.

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

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.

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

The Burmese Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella wardi) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.