Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Iridescent Centurion

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Sargus iridatus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Iridescent Centurion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Iridescent Centurion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Blarinella	Sargus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Sargus iridatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Iridescent Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Iridescent Centurion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Iridescent Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.