Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Veatch's dodder

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Cuscuta veatchii

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Veatch's dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Veatch's dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Soricidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Cuscuta
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Cuscuta veatchii

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Veatch's dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Veatch's dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Veatch's dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.