Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs delicate germanderwort

Blarinella wardi compared with Riccardia multifida

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while delicate germanderwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	delicate germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Soricidae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Blarinella	Riccardia
Species	Blarinella wardi	Riccardia multifida

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

delicate germanderwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

delicate germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.