Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Welsh Wave

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Venusia cambrica

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Welsh Wave is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Welsh Wave
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	Venusia
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Venusia cambrica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Welsh Wave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Welsh Wave
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Welsh Wave

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.