Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs spring squill

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Scilla verna

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while spring squill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	spring squill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Soricidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Scilla
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Scilla verna

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

spring squill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	spring squill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spring squill

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.