Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Timor Oriole

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Oriolus melanotis

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Timor Oriole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Timor Oriole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Oriolidae
Genus	Blarinella	Oriolus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Oriolus melanotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Timor Oriole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Timor Oriole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Timor Oriole

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.