Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Variable Darner

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Aeshna interrupta

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Variable Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Variable Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Blarinella	Aeshna
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Aeshna interrupta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Variable Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.