Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Jumping Weevil

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Orchestes testaceus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Jumping Weevil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Jumping Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Curculionidae
Genus	Blarinella	Orchestes
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Orchestes testaceus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Jumping Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Jumping Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jumping Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.