Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Cordillera Occidental Akodont

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Akodon affinis

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Cordillera Occidental Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Cordillera Occidental Akodont
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	Akodon
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Akodon affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Cordillera Occidental Akodont share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Cordillera Occidental Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Cordillera Occidental Akodont
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cordillera Occidental Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.