Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Great Thick-knee

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Esacus recurvirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Great Thick-knee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Burhinidae
Genus	Blarinella	Esacus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Esacus recurvirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Great Thick-knee share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Great Thick-knee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Great Thick-knee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Thick-knee

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.