Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Mexican woodrat

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Neotoma mexicana

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Mexican woodrat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Mexican woodrat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Blarinella	Neotoma
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Neotoma mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Mexican woodrat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican woodrat

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.