Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Mountain Aster

Blarinella wardi compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Blarinella	Oclemena
Species	Blarinella wardi	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.