Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs lemon thyme

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Thymus citriodorus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while lemon thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	lemon thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Thymus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Thymus citriodorus

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

lemon thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	lemon thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lemon thyme

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.