Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Spring Blackclock

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Pterostichus vernalis

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Spring Blackclock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Spring Blackclock
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Carabidae
Genus	Blarinella	Pterostichus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Pterostichus vernalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Spring Blackclock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Spring Blackclock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Blackclock

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.