Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Damselfly

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Enallagma civile

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew Damselfly
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Soricidae Coenagrionidae
Genus Blarinella Enallagma
Species Blarinella quadraticauda Enallagma civile

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew Damselfly
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.

Damselfly

No description available.

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