Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Microcebus jollyae

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Jolly’s Mouse Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Blarinella	Microcebus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Microcebus jollyae

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Jolly’s Mouse Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Jolly’s Mouse Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jolly’s Mouse Lemur

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.