Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Greater Chinese Mole

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Soricidae	Talpidae
Genus	Blarinella	Euroscaptor
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Euroscaptor grandis

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Greater Chinese Mole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Soricomorpha. (Soricomorpha)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Greater Chinese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Chinese Mole

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.