Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Golden palm civit

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Golden palm civit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Golden palm civit
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	Viverridae
Genus	Blarinella	Paradoxurus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Golden palm civit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden palm civit

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.