Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Percival's spiny mouse

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Acomys percivali

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Percival's spiny mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Percival's spiny mouse
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Blarinella	Acomys
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Acomys percivali

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Percival's spiny mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Percival's spiny mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Percival's spiny mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Percival's spiny mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.