Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Four-toed Jerboa

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Allactaga tetradactyla

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Four-toed Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Blarinella	Allactaga
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Allactaga tetradactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Four-toed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Four-toed Jerboa

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.