Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Spider Weevil

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Exomias araneiformis

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Spider Weevil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Spider Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Curculionidae
Genus	Blarinella	Exomias
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Exomias araneiformis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Spider Weevil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Spider Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spider Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 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.