Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Staph Aureus

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Staphylococcus aureus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Staph Aureus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Staph Aureus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Staphylococcales
Family	Soricidae	Staphylococcaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Staphylococcus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Staphylococcus aureus

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Staph Aureus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Staph Aureus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph Aureus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and 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.