Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Prostrate Toadflax

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Linaria supina

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Prostrate Toadflax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Prostrate Toadflax
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Fringillidae
Genus	Blarinella	Linaria
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Linaria supina

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Prostrate Toadflax share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Prostrate Toadflax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Prostrate Toadflax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate Toadflax

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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.