Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Sneaky Elf

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Pyropyga decipiens

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Sneaky Elf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Sneaky Elf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Blarinella	Pyropyga
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Pyropyga decipiens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Sneaky Elf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sneaky Elf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.