Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Melissa Arctic

Blarinella wardi compared with Oeneis melissa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Melissa Arctic
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Blarinella	Oeneis
Species	Blarinella wardi	Oeneis melissa

Evolutionary Relationship

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew and Melissa Arctic share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Melissa Arctic

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Melissa Arctic

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Russia.

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.