Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Heath Rivulet

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Perizoma minorata

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Heath Rivulet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Heath Rivulet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Geometridae
Genus	Blarinella	Perizoma
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Perizoma minorata

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Heath Rivulet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Heath Rivulet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Heath Rivulet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heath Rivulet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.