Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Maple Piercer

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Pammene trauniana

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Maple Piercer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Maple Piercer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Blarinella	Pammene
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Pammene trauniana

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Maple Piercer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Maple Piercer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Maple Piercer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maple Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.