black rat vs Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Rattus rattus compared with Blarinella wardi

Key Differences

• black rat is Extinct while Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black rat	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Soricidae
Genus	Rattus	Blarinella
Species	Rattus rattus	Blarinella wardi

Evolutionary Relationship

black rat and Burmese Short-tailed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black rat

EX — Extinct

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black rat	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (10 countries).

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black rat

The Black rat (Rattus rattus) is a species in the genus Rattus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

The Burmese Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella wardi) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.