Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Deer Mouse

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Peromyscus maniculatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Deer Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Blarinella	Peromyscus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Peromyscus maniculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Deer Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deer Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.