Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Ray

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Blarinella	Atlantoraja
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ray

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.