Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Cornflag

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Gladiolus communis

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Cornflag is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Cornflag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Soricidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Gladiolus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Gladiolus communis

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Cornflag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cornflag

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Peru).

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.