Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Uropsilus investigator

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Inquisitive Shrew 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	Uropsilus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Uropsilus investigator

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Inquisitive Shrew 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.