Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs netted iris

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Iris reticulata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	netted iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Soricidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Blarinella	Iris
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Iris reticulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

netted iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

netted iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, India, Norway, and Sweden.

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.