Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Flea

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Soricidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Blarinella	Ctenocephalides
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Ctenocephalides canis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.