Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Hare's-tail

Blarinella wardi compared with Lagurus ovatus

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Hare's-tail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Blarinella	Lagurus
Species	Blarinella wardi	Lagurus ovatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew and Hare's-tail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Hare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

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.