Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Hover fly

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Cheilosia pagana

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Hover fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Blarinella	Cheilosia
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Cheilosia pagana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.