Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Fodder Pea

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Lathyrus annuus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Fodder Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Lathyrus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Lathyrus annuus

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Fodder Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fodder Pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Uzbekistan), Europe (13 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.