Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Gray-backed Thrush

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Turdus hortulorum

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Gray-backed Thrush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Gray-backed Thrush
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Turdidae
Genus	Blarinella	Turdus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Turdus hortulorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Gray-backed Thrush share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Gray-backed Thrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Gray-backed Thrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-backed Thrush

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.