Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Korean Hare

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Lepus coreanus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Korean Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Korean Hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Soricidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Blarinella	Lepus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Lepus coreanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Korean Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Korean Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Korean Hare

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.