Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Cut-Grass

Blarinella wardi compared with Leersia oryzoides

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Cut-Grass is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Cut-Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Blarinella	Leersia
Species	Blarinella wardi	Leersia oryzoides

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Cut-Grass

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cut-Grass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 6 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iran), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.