Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Teff

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Eragrostis tef

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Teff
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Blarinella	Eragrostis
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Eragrostis tef

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Teff

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Teff

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.