Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Narrowleaf dock

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Rumex stenophyllus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Narrowleaf dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Rumex
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Rumex stenophyllus

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Narrowleaf dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrowleaf dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, Mexico, 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.