Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Foxtail

Blarinella wardi compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Amaranthus
Species	Blarinella wardi	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.