Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs False beardgrass

Blarinella wardi compared with Chrysopogon zizanioides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	False beardgrass
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	Chrysopogon
Species	Blarinella wardi	Chrysopogon zizanioides

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

False beardgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False beardgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), 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.