Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Dingy Drill

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Dichrorampha sedatana

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Dingy Drill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Dingy Drill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Blarinella	Dichrorampha
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Dichrorampha sedatana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Dingy Drill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dingy Drill

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.