Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Madeiran Pipistrelle

Blarinella wardi compared with Pipistrellus maderensis

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Madeiran Pipistrelle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Madeiran Pipistrelle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Blarinella	Pipistrellus
Species	Blarinella wardi	Pipistrellus maderensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew and Madeiran Pipistrelle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Madeiran Pipistrelle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Madeiran Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.