Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Elm Button

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Acleris kochiella

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Elm Button is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Elm Button
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	Acleris
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Acleris kochiella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Elm Button

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elm Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.