Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs marbled lungfish

Blarinella wardi compared with Protopterus aethiopicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	marbled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Blarinella	Protopterus
Species	Blarinella wardi	Protopterus aethiopicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew and marbled lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

marbled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marbled lungfish

Habitat

Native to Africa, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Rwanda.

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.