Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs chilte

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Cnidoscolus elasticus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Cnidoscolus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Cnidoscolus elasticus

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chilte

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.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.