Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Devil weed

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Sargassum horneri

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Devil weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Devil weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Soricidae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Sargassum
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Sargassum horneri

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Devil weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, 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.