Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Dotted Ermel

Blarinella wardi compared with Ethmia dodecea

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Dotted Ermel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Dotted Ermel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Ethmiidae
Genus	Blarinella	Ethmia
Species	Blarinella wardi	Ethmia dodecea

Evolutionary Relationship

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew and Dotted Ermel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Ermel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.