Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Perth Button

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Acleris abietana

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Perth Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Perth Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Blarinella	Acleris
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Acleris abietana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Perth Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Perth Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Perth Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.