Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Sedge Sprite

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Nehalennia irene

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Sedge Sprite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Sedge Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Blarinella	Nehalennia
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Nehalennia irene

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Sedge Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sedge Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.