Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs St. James' shell

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Pecten maximus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while St. James' shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	St. James' shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pectinida (Pectinida)
Family	Soricidae	Pectinidae
Genus	Blarinella	Pecten
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Pecten maximus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and St. James' shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

St. James' shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	St. James' shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

St. James' shell

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Chile).

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.

St. James' shell

St. James' shell (Pecten maximus) 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.