Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Dancing Dropwing

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Trithemis pallidinervis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Dancing Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Blarinella	Trithemis
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Trithemis pallidinervis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Dancing Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dancing Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.