Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Rusty Dot

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Udea ferrugalis

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Rusty Dot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Rusty Dot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Crambidae
Genus	Blarinella	Udea
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Udea ferrugalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Rusty Dot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Dot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (5 countries).

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.