Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Centaury

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Psephellus taochius

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Blarinella	Psephellus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Psephellus taochius

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Centaury

Habitat

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

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.

Centaury

The Centaury (Psephellus taochius) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.