Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Spangled Cotinga

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Cotinga cayana

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Spangled Cotinga is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Spangled Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Cotingidae
Genus	Blarinella	Cotinga
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Cotinga cayana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Spangled Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spangled Cotinga

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

Spangled Cotinga

Spangled Cotinga (Cotinga cayana) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.