Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs devil clam

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Soricidae	Cardiidae
Genus	Blarinella	Tridacna
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

devil clam

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.