Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Variable Chafer

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Blarinella	Gnorimus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Variable Chafer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.