Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Fatmucket

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Lampsilis siliquoidea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Fatmucket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Soricidae	Unionidae
Genus	Blarinella	Lampsilis
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Lampsilis siliquoidea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Fatmucket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fatmucket

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.