Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Fossa

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Fossa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Soricidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Blarinella	Cryptoprocta
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Cryptoprocta ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Fossa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.