Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Lesser devilray

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Blarinella	Mobula
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser devilray

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.