Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Devil's Bit

Blarinella wardi compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Devil's Bit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Ruellia
Species	Blarinella wardi	Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Devil's Bit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

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.