Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Western Dwarf

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Elachista triseriatella

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Western Dwarf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Western Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Blarinella	Elachista
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Elachista triseriatella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Western Dwarf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Western Dwarf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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.