Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Plain Clay

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Eugnorisma depuncta

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Plain Clay is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Plain Clay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Blarinella	Eugnorisma
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Eugnorisma depuncta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Plain Clay

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Plain Clay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Clay

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.