Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Dotted Shade

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Eana osseana

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Dotted Shade is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Dotted Shade
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	Eana
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Eana osseana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Dotted Shade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted Shade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.