Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Japanese Pipistrelle

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Pipistrellus abramus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Japanese Pipistrelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Japanese Pipistrelle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Blarinella	Pipistrellus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Pipistrellus abramus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Japanese Pipistrelle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Japanese Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Japanese Pipistrelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

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.