Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs gratiola

Blarinella wardi compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Gratiola
Species	Blarinella wardi	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.