Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Midge

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Blarinella	Dasineura
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.