Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Macassar ebony

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Diospyros rumphii

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Macassar ebony is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Macassar ebony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Diospyros
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Diospyros rumphii

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Macassar ebony

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Macassar ebony
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Macassar ebony

Habitat

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

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.