Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Cope’s Streamside Treefrog

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Sarcohyla bistincta

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Cope’s Streamside Treefrog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Cope’s Streamside Treefrog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Soricidae	Hylidae
Genus	Blarinella	Sarcohyla
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Sarcohyla bistincta

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Cope’s Streamside Treefrog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Cope’s Streamside Treefrog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Cope’s Streamside Treefrog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cope’s Streamside Treefrog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico.

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.