Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Checkerberry

Blarinella wardi compared with Gaultheria procumbens

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Checkerberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Checkerberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Gaultheria
Species	Blarinella wardi	Gaultheria procumbens

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Checkerberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Checkerberry

The Checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens) is a species in the genus Gaultheria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.