Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Devilray

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Mobula japanica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Blarinella	Mobula
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Mobula japanica

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Devilray

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devilray

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile and 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.