Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Florida arrowroot

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Zamia pumila

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Florida arrowroot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Florida arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Soricidae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Zamia
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Zamia pumila

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Florida arrowroot

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.