Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Cutworm Moth

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Xestia c-nigrum

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Cutworm Moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Cutworm Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Blarinella	Xestia
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Xestia c-nigrum

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Cutworm Moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Cutworm Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cutworm Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.