Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs North American porcupine

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while North American porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	North American porcupine
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	Erethizontidae
Genus	Blarinella	Erethizon
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.