Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs North African Hedgehog

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Soricidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Blarinella	Atelerix
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Atelerix algirus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

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.