Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Plum pine

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Podocarpus elatus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Plum pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Plum pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Podocarpus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Podocarpus elatus

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Plum pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Plum pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plum pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.