Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Button-Willow

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Cephalanthus occidentalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Button-Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Cephalanthus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Cephalanthus occidentalis

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Button-Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button-Willow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.

Button-Willow

The Button-Willow (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Cephalanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.