Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Window Gnat

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Window Gnat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Blarinella	Sylvicola
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Window Gnat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.