Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Thomasomys cinnameus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Blarinella	Thomasomys
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Thomasomys cinnameus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

The Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys (Thomasomys cinnameus) is a species in the genus Thomasomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.