Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Diatom

Blarinella wardi compared with Thalassiosira baltica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Diatom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thalassiosirales (Thalassiosirales)
Family	Soricidae	Thalassiosiraceae
Genus	Blarinella	Thalassiosira
Species	Blarinella wardi	Thalassiosira baltica

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Diatom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and 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.