Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Mountain Coati

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Mountain Coati
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Soricidae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Blarinella	Nasua
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.