Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Thread Weed

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Ulva compressa

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Thread Weed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Thread Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Soricidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Ulva
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Ulva compressa

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Thread Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thread Weed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), 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.