Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Cotoneaster

Blarinella wardi compared with Cotoneaster multiflorus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Blarinella	Cotoneaster
Species	Blarinella wardi	Cotoneaster multiflorus

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.