Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Hydrangea quercifolia

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Oak-Leaf Hydrangea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Oak-Leaf Hydrangea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Soricidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Hydrangea
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Hydrangea quercifolia

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Oak-Leaf Hydrangea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Italy, and Norway.

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.