Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Mt Pirri Deermouse

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Isthmomys pirrensis

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Mt Pirri Deermouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Mt Pirri Deermouse
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	Isthmomys
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Isthmomys pirrensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mt Pirri Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Mt Pirri Deermouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mt Pirri Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.