Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs waved carpet

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Hydrelia sylvata

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while waved carpet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	waved carpet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Geometridae
Genus	Blarinella	Hydrelia
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Hydrelia sylvata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

waved carpet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	waved carpet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

waved carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.