Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Silver Hook

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Deltote uncula

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Silver Hook is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Silver Hook
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Blarinella	Deltote
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Deltote uncula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Silver Hook

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver Hook

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.