Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Lesser bilby

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Blarinella	Macrotis
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

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.