Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Dark Smudge

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Ypsolopha horridella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Dark Smudge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Ypsolophidae
Genus	Blarinella	Ypsolopha
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Ypsolopha horridella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Dark Smudge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark Smudge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.